The Sons Reunite with their Parents
Krishna and Balrama's birth parents forget that they are their sons and treat them like they're gods so he casts a spell on them to make them forget about his divinity for a little bit.Krishna also visits his grandfather, Ugrasena, who was also imprisoned by Kamsa and makes him king of Yadavas again and the people return to the kingdom. They had originally fled to neighboring kingdoms.
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p. 116 Krishna and Balrama's Guru
The brothers go to the ashram and are taught by sage Sandipani. Based on tradition, they make an offering to their guru. The guru asks that Krishna restores his son who drowned at a seashore called Prabhasa. The boys set out to the seashore and speak to the ocean that assumes the form of a human. The ocean reveals that an asura disguised as a conch shell lives in the ocean took the sage's son away. He kills the demon and takes the shell to the Yama, the Lord of Death and fetch the guru's son.
p.118 The Messenger
Krishna sends a messenger to let his adoptive parents, Nanda and Yashoda know that he and Balarama are okay. Nanda questions if his son even remembers him. The messenger stays at Vrindavana for several months talking about Krishna with the Gopikas before returning and telling Krishna about what's been going on back home.
Krishna and The Pandavas
Krishna sends his uncle, Akura, to visit the Pandavas in Hastinapura. Their father has died and Duryodhana has taken over the kingdom. Krishna wants to go check on them to make sure they're okay.
p. 120 Krishna and the Pandavas are close friends.
It looks like someone(Akura) was watching the Pandavas when they were tricked into the gambling match. Akura is Kunti's cousin and talks to her about it. He tries to reason with Duryodhana's father and learns his favoring his own sons (Kauravas) over the Pandavas (no surprise there).
Krishna and The Pandavas
Krishna sends his uncle, Akura, to visit the Pandavas in Hastinapura. Their father has died and Duryodhana has taken over the kingdom. Krishna wants to go check on them to make sure they're okay.
p. 120 Krishna and the Pandavas are close friends.
It looks like someone(Akura) was watching the Pandavas when they were tricked into the gambling match. Akura is Kunti's cousin and talks to her about it. He tries to reason with Duryodhana's father and learns his favoring his own sons (Kauravas) over the Pandavas (no surprise there).
Kamsa's Wives
After Kamsa's death, his wives go back to their fathers and tell them what happened. The King of Magadha, Jarasandha wants revenge.
Krishna has a small army. He blows his conch shell which scared Jarasandha's army. Jurasandha says he's embarrassed to fight Krishna alone because he is so young and lets Balarama fight with him.
At least he's fair.
The brothers destroy the army and let the king live. The king felt humiliated and was going to atone for it but was convinced by other kings that he could defeat Krishna.
p.133 Krishna vs. Kalyavana
Jarasandha attacks seventeen more times loses each time. On the eighteenth time Kalayavana confronts them because he thought he was as mighty as the brothers.
The brothers create a fort city to protect the people. Krishna approached Kalayvana without weapons so he puts his weapons away too.
Kalayvana is also fair.
Krishna makes Kalyvana chase him into a cave. In the cave, he finds a sleeping man that he thought was Krishna and kicks him. The man turns out ot be an asura and sets Kalayvana on fire with his eyes which turns him into ashes.
Bibliography
The Bhagwat: The Krishna Avatar by Amar Chitra Katha
Bibliography
The Bhagwat: The Krishna Avatar by Amar Chitra Katha
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