||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter - 149 – The legend of Lord Krishna - 3

Katham Bhagavathasyapi Nithyam Bhavathi Yath Grihe | Thath Griham Theertharoopam Hi Vasatham Papanashanam || Ashwamedha Sahasrani Vajapeyashathani Cha | Shukha Shasthra Kathayashcha Kalam  Narhanthi Shodashim || Yavath Papani Dhehe Asminnivasanthi Thapodhana: | Yavann  Shrooyathe  Samyak Srimadh Bhagavatham Narai: ||

The legend of Lord Krishna describes the core spirit of life,  ability to face any adverse situation in life with serenity and consider them as the grace of the Supreme Lord, oneness-in all/presence of the Supreme Lord as a soul in living beings, dispassionate to material matters and bondage, live without any expectation, sharing and caring, and constantly engages in Karma/performance of one’s own duties and responsibilities without expecting its results. 

The Supreme Lord Krishna symbolizes love and compassion.  In all through his life, he showered unconditional love towards the cowherds, young maiden of cowherds, people of Vraja, and his ardent devotees like Sudhama, Draupadi and Devi Kunthi and many more.  The love of young maiden of cowherds was unexplainable nature, they forgot themselves in the love for this marvelous child of Yashomathi and  Nandhababa, their mind and intellect were completely soaked in the pure love for Krishna.   They were ever willing to sacrifice anything for the nearness of him.  He spread endless rays of happiness all through the Vraja.  He symbolizes ‘Kindness’, he elevated even the worst of the sinners who were surrendered at his lotus feet.  The first female demon Poothana was appointed to kill Krishna while he was a baby by his uncle Kamsa.   He shut his eyes before her, if he opens eyes, Poothana may leave her beautiful appearance due to the influence of his Maya and that would cause chaos in the Gokul. Otherwise, he may shower compassion upon her without his own knowledge. finally, Poothana fed him with poisoned bosom milk, he squeezed the life out of her and offered liberation, he considered the female demon Poothana who fed her bosom milk as equivalent to his dearest mother Yashomathi, a woman equivalent to mother should deserve to be sent off with honor.  Therefore, the funeral pyre of Poothana has emitted the fragrance of sandalwood.  Shishupala who poured several waves of abuse in the assembly of King Yudhishtira where the grand Yagna of Rajasooya was taken place, Lord Krishna patiently waited to complete the promise given to the mother of Shishupala, ultimately sieved off his head with the powerful disc and liberated him.  Lord Krishna gracefully received the ten thousand females imprisoned by Baumasura, he gave shelter as well as an honor as his wife, took great care of them and elevated their souls.  

Lord Krishna symbolizes 'kindness', while he was ruling the city of Dwaraka, his old school mate ‘Sudhama’ a poor Bhramin makes a visit to see him was received with extreme joy, innocent Sudhama who has no expectation other than to meet his old school friend, was received with great honor, his blood-stained legs were washed with the tears of Krishna, seeing his pathetic state after walking several hours through the rough pathways.  In the Rajasooya Yagna of Yudhishtira, everyone was assigned with decent work, but he employed himself in washing the feet of visitors and clearing up the leaves after meals.  In this way, he has proven the knowledge of Bhramam /realization of oneness in all and the sense of humility are essential qualities in the path of righteousness.