Best of Krishna’s Tales

Lord Krishna dealt with demons as well as gods. Once, His father Nanda went to bathe in River Yamuna. There, the Water-god kidnapped Nanda and took him to the underwater palace of Varuna Deva. The palace was huge and all types of sea creatures dwelt there. Nanda was imprisoned within the palace. ‘My father has […]

However, Kansa did not give up on his evil plans to kill Lord Krishna. He sent Vyomasura, the son of the demon-chief Mayasura, for destroying Lord Krishna. Vyomasura changed himself into a cowherd and joined Lord Krishna’s group that was playing hide and seek. He carried some of the cowherds from their hiding places to

Agha was a mighty demon. Lord Krishna had destroyed Bakasura and Putana. Aghasura was their younger brother and he was thirsting for revenge. So, Kansa fuelled the fire of revenge further by encouraging Aghasura to kill Lord Krishna. “I swear to avenge the death of my brother and sister,” Aghasura vowed. Evil Kansa smiled. His

One day, Lord Krishna was in the meadows with His cowherd friends and their calves. While they were playing, the calves slipped away into the forest.When Krishna was searching for the calves, Brahma, the god of Creation, decided to play a trick on Him. He put the cowherds into a deep sleep and transported them

One night, Lord Krishna and Balarama went to their favourite spot on the banks of the Yamuna. While Krishna played the flute, His friends, the gopis and even the cows ran to the banks of the river. As they all danced around Lord Krishna, a demon named Sankhachuda happened to be passing by. He was

Lord Krishna, Radha and the gopis would regularly perform the Raas Leela, a joyous dance to lively music. The gopis would form a huge circle and perform Dandiya Raas. They would dance in rhythm, holding small wooden sticks in hands.Radha and Krishna danced in the centre, lost in deep love for each other. Radha’s love

On the night of Shivaratri, the people of Vrindavan were resting in the Ambikavan Forest. At midnight, a python slithered up to Nanda and began devouring him. Nanda cried out for help. Hearing this, all the men began beating the python with blazing logs of fire but it did not release Nanda. Then, Lord Krishna

After Lord Krishna had humbled Lord Indra, a divine cow named Kamadhenu came to meet Him from Devalok, the abode of the gods. Kamadhenu had divine powers and she could grant any wish. She said to Krishna, “You are protecting all the cows who are my children. To us, You are the Lord of lords.

One day, while Lord Krishna and His friends were playing while grazing, their cattle wandered into the deep forest. Soon, they started searching everywhere for the cattle but could not find them. Lord Krishna played His magic flute. Usually, the cows came running at the sound of the flute, but that day, they did not

One day, the friend of evil Kansa, Baka, an evil demon, decided to attack Lord Krishna. He took the form of a massive creature and reached Vrindavan. There, all the cowherds were drinking water from the banks of River Yamuna as their calves were being watered.Just then, they saw Bakasura, a crane-like animal, which was

Once, a demon named Vatsa was encouraged by evil Kansa to attack Lord Krishna. “Who can withstand my power? If I kill Lord Krishna, the demon world will sing my praises,” thundered Vatsasura. Thus, he went to Vrindavan and observed Lord Krishna’s activities carefully.‘I can easily trick this boy and His brother by turning myself

As both brother Lord Krishna and Balarama grew older, Nanda decided to give them some responsibilities. In their village, young cowherds were given the responsibility of taking care of calves. So, Nanda gave the two brothers charge of the calves. “You must take care that the little calves are well fed and remain safe at

One day, Nanda, the Chief of the cowherds, received an invitation from Vrishbhanu to visit his family. Nanda along with his wife Yashoda and Lord Krishna went to visit them. Vrishbhanu had been King Suchandra in his previous life. As a King, Vrishbhanu and his wife, Kalavati, had received a boon from Lord Brahma that

Everyone in the village was busy preparing for some event. Amused by this, Lord Krishna approached Nanda and asked about the event.Nanda explained to Lord Krishna, “Every year, we offer a prayer service to Lord Indra, the god of rains. Our wealth is cattle and for their food, we require fresh grass, which grows on

Meanwhile, one of Kansa’s friends, an evil demon Pralamba, soon located Lord Krishna and Balarama. He disguised himself as a villager and went to Vrindavan to destroy the two brothers. He joined the other cowherds and played a wrestling match with Balarama.The rule of the game was that the loser had to carry the winner