CHAPTER: NINE
GOVARDHAN GIRIDHARI!!!
WARNING: +1000 words( maybe, donno! but it is big!!!đ)
Thoughts in Italic.
"Sure, putr. You can know!"
" Then start!!!"
" Okay. Krishna was born in Mathura's jail, a place named Vrij. That was Kansa's time. He was a vary tyrannical king just like jarasandha now. He used to torture the Yadavs like animals. He had kept captive my brother Vasudev and sister-in-law Devaki, his own sister."
" Why? If I had been in his place, I would shower a lot of love on my sister."
" Because he was not kind like you, Putr. There was a sky prediction that their eighth child will be the cause of his death.
" And who was this eighth child?"
" This eighth child was Krishna, dear."
" Didn't you get sad hearing that your brother is held captive?"
" Yes, Putr. I was very sad. I even insisted your father to go to Mathura, have a battle, and then free my brother."
" Then was happened after captivity?"
" Kansa killed all seven sons of my brother one by one. And at one stormy night, Krishna was born. Then, brother Vasudev escaped from jail and replaced his son with his friend, Nanda's daughter."
" Then wasn't the daughter killed?"
" No, son. That was Yogamaya. When there is any big tyranny in the world, then every good soul had to work."
" Then what happened?" Phalgun asked like a little child getting excited at listening stories. By this time, all the pandavs had woke up they also started enjoying the story.
" They what, he started to grow up in Yashoda, Nanda's wife's lap. Then after some time, they thought of leaving Mathura due to the torture of Kansa. But they couldn't leave as in their path, in Yamuna, there was kalnag. And it's water was also very poisonous. Some few days later, Krishna went there in curiosity an fell down in water."
" Then didn't he die of poisonous water?" asked Nakul.
" Maybe he was also saved like me!" boasted Bheem.
" No, dear. Because he was drowned down. And there Kalnag attacked him. But magically he defeated Kalnag and danced on it's head!"
" What! Danced on it's head!" said Arjun, Nakul and Bheem in chorus. " Wasn't he small?"
" Yes, Putron. That's why many people call him incarnation of Narayan."
"Incarnation? Really?"Arjun thought.
" How was his childhood? Didn't he knew about his real parents?"
" No, dear. He didn't knew. But he lived his his brother, Balaram. He was born of my brother's first wife, Rohini. And he was extremely naughty. He used to steal the maakhan that was of Kansa!"
"That means the prediction was right! He was Kansa's enemy from beginning!"
" Haha! Haan, Putr. The prediction was coming true. He was very logical and intelligent at that tender age also. At a time, when they were in Vrindavan, Nanda arranged a yagya for Indra Dev as usual. But at the time of arghya giving to Indra, Krishna had convinced his father to offer the arghya to Govardhan parvat. At this incident, Indra became very angry."
" Then what happened? Did he used Vajra?"
" No, Phalgun! Why do you ask so many questions during narrations only? First listen to me properly naa!"
" Okay, okay. I will not interrupt. You continue."
" Okay. So listen now. Then Indra dev poured heavy rainfall on Vrindavan. As a result, flood came. Then Krishna suggested to take refuge to Govardhan. Many opposed saying- no, this boy has landed us in trouble causing Devraaj's wrath. The only solution is to apologize to him. We will not listen to him. While many said, let's keep faith in him. Remember, he had killed kalnag at a young age. And listening this explaination, many agreed. But many questioned, how? Then Krishna said, I have suggested, so i will solve it. Then he requested Govardhan to open up. And with his finger, he cracked up the soil and held the entire Govardhan with his finger. People rushed to it's shelter. Flood stayed, thunder, stayed, rain stayed for many days. But Krishna didn't gave up. And at one point, Indra came. And then a long debate went on between them. And at a time, Indra dev accepted defeat."
" Whoa! Defeated Indra dev! What a man he must be now!" Parth thought.
Madhav laughed and thought," i did it with my words; you will make those words come in your arrows, Parth."
" What a man he must be can defeat even Indra dev! Is he really god incarnate?"
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