151 Episodes Of Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna is considered one of the chief master minds of the great Kurukshetra or Mahabharata war. After He had manipulated Bhishma to insult Karna, Karna vowed not to enter the war till Bhishma died. Thus, Krishna made sure that the Pandavas were free of the terror of Karna for the first few days of […]

Lord Krishna heard Duryodhan and Arjun’s plea for His help for Mahabharata war. He proposed, “I will not fight in this war but I am willing to give my mighty army, Narayani Sena. You both will have to choose between me and my army.” Duryodhan chose Lord Krishna’s army and Arjun chose Lord Krishna. When

Lord Krishna was fully aware of the capabilities of His army, Narayani Sena. He thought, ‘If the great Balarama enters the battlefield on Duryodhan’s side, the game will be over for the Pandavas.’ Lord Krishna convinced Balarama, “This Mahabharata war would be filled with unfair and unjust ways. A man of your accomplishments should not

Lord Krishna knew that peace negotiations with the Kauravas would fail, in spite of Yudhishthira’s wish. However, by going for the peace talks, Krishna cleverly put the ball in the Kauravas’ court. If the peace talks failed, Duryodhan would be blamed for it. If they succeeded, the Pandavas would get the credit for it. With

Duryodhan was upset that Krishna had refused the Kauravas’ hospitality. He insisted that the Pandavas should return to another exile when Krishna asked to return the Pandavas’ kingdom. “All right! Let five villages be given to the five Pandava brothers because they are peace-loving and want to avoid a war,” said Krishna. Duryodhan did not

Lord Krishna went to the court of the Kauravas, but refused the hospitality of Duryodhan. He went to the home of Vidur, a counsellor in the Kaurava court. Vidur was the only man who was neutral to both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. In fact, he truly wanted Krishna to stay in his house because

The Pandavas had spent twelve years of exile living in forests. In the thirteen year, they disguised themselves and lived in the kingdom of King Virat. Lord Krishna came to Virat’s court when the thirteenth year was over and the Pandavas revealed their identities. Lord Krishna said, “Now the exile is over. I have to

The Pandavas were in exile after losing the deceitful act of gambling with the Kauravas. Draupadi prayed to the Sun-god and he gave her the Akshaya Patra or the divine bowl which would give food all day. After Draupadi had eaten, the bowl would not provide any food on the day. One day, Durvasa Muni,

The assembly of the kings was stunned at the miracle where Dushasan failed to disrobe Draupadi. Bheem declared, “I take an oath that I will tear open the Dushasan’s heart and drink his blood. I will break Duryodhan’s thigh as he tauntingly invited Draupadi to sit on it.” However, Dhritrashtra was frightened by the divine

Lord Krishna considered Draupadi His friend and sister. When He had cut His finger while beheading Shishupal, Draupadi immediately tore off a piece of her saree and bandaged His finger. Lord Krishna had said that with this loving act, she wrapped Him in debt and He would repay each ‘thread’ when the time arrived. Indeed,

Duryodhan liked Shakuni’s gambling plan and requested his father Dhritrashtra to invite Yudhishthir. However, when Dhritrashtra hesitated, Duryodhan narrated an incident about how the Pandavas’ wife Draupadi had once insulted him and had called him a blind man’s son. Hearing this, Dhritrashtra agreed to invite the Pandavas. Yudhishthir gave his consent and came with Draupadi

Before dying, King Subala told Shakuni to make use of his thigh bone and create a powerful magic dice which spins the requested number. He wanted the dice to be the reason for the downfall of Dhritrashtra and the Kauravas. Shakuni did as he was told and created a dice that contained the ashes of

Every day, Dhritrashtra gave only a handful of rice to each of the imprisoned Gandhara family. As the days passed, they started dying of hunger one by one. One day, King Subala said to his sons, “This is not how the Gandhara family is going to end. Every one of us will sacrifice our share

Dhritrashtra was made the king of Hastinapur when Pandu went into exile with his wives. King Dhritrashtra and Queen Gandhari had a hundred sons. Duryodhan was the eldest of them. They were known as the Kauravas. Yudhishthir and his four brothers were made the rulers of Indraprastha under the sovereignty of King Dhritrashtra after Pandu’s

Lord Krishna is well known for His epic association with the Pandavas. They were five brothers born to King Pandu of Hastinapur and his two queens, Kunti and Madri. Yudhishthir, Bheem and Arjun were Kunti’s sons. Nakul and Sahadev were Madri’s sons. Krishna’s father, Vasudev, was Kunti’s brother. So, the Pandavas were His first cousins.