So, for many devotees, Krishna’s heaven of Goloka stands higher than Vishnu’s heaven of Vaikuntha. The greatest even: the complete avatar ( poorna-avatar), the most perfect personal manifestation (saguna brahman) of the impersonal divine ( nirguna brahman). For Krishna devotees, Krishna is the greater avatar of Vishnu. Ram is the seventh avatar and Krishna is the eighth in popular traditions. Ram is different from Krishna because Ram does not know he is Vishnu, while Krishna does. Of course, the devout will never say Ram, or, Krishna died! They will speak of their descent from Vaikuntha as avatars, and their return to Vaikuntha. Paradise of cows and heaven Baby Krishna with Yashoda, Nanda and the cows (Illustration: Devdutt Pattanaik )įew retell the story of Krishna from birth to death sequentially, as they do for Ram. What we do know is that the Mahabharata reached its final textual form about 2,000 years ago, Harivamsa around 1,700 years ago, Vishnu Purana around 1,500 years ago, the final layers of the Bhagavata Purana came together 1,000 years ago, and the Geet Govind about 800 years ago.Ģ. Of course, Krishna’s story may have been transmitted in its entirety orally for thousands of years before being put down in writing. Krishna’s story comes to us in fragments via Sanskrit literature, first in the Mahabharata (that speaks of Krishna’s adulthood amongst the Pandavas), then in the Harivamsa (that speaks of his pastoral foster family), then in the Vishnu Purana (that refers to him as Vishnu’s avatar), then the now popular Shrimad Bhagavata Purana (that refers to the dance with milkmaids at night) and the Geet Govind of Jayadeva (that introduces us elaborately to Radha). Story in fragments Krishna as Arjun’s charioteer (Illustration: Devdutt Pattanaik ) The story of Krishna from start to finish is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, with anecdotes from here, there and everywhere (Photo Imaging: Parth Garg)ġ. What you will read below is not an excerpt from the book, but eight things that Devdutt himself learned about one of Hinduism’s most popular gods. In his new book, Shyam, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik finally puts together the whole story of Krishna. The story of Krishna from start to finish is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, with anecdotes from here, there and everywhere. So you think you know him – but actually no one does. He’s also a god, you learn as you grow older. He’s also very romantic and plays the flute with divine grace. He’s a butter thief, a mischief-maker, an exuberant imp with the literal ability to move mountains. All rights reserved to the content's respective owners.We’ve all grown up listening to stories of Lord Krishna.
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