Lord Krishna is loved
by several Hindu’s and
Janmashtami is celebrated
all across the globe with all
Godliness. When you go back
to Hindu mythology and read
about his stories, they are
sweet and interesting.
The best part is he was called
with 108 names and was
known as “Makhan Chor”, a
naughty baby who loved to
break pots to steal butter from
his neighbors. Apart from this,
Krishna will always have a
feather on his crown, flute in
his hands, cows surrounding
him and Gopika’s dancing to
the tunes of his flute.
Story About
Krishnastami
As per Hindu Mythology,
Lord Krishna’s birth was a
beautiful miracle that gave
rise to goodness after killing
negative power.
His sister and brother in
law Devaki and Vasudev
decided to hide their eighth
son and give him away to
Yashoda(Devaki’s friend).
The eighth son was Krishna
and the day he was born
it had rained heavily and
his father Vasudev carries
him in a basket and leaves
him to Yashoda without her
knowledge and picks up
Yashoda’s daughter to take
her along.
Kanas sees that the baby
is a girl and throws her
on a stone. This baby girl
transforms into a woman
named Yogmaya and she
warns Kanas that Krishna will
kill him. Kanas attempts to kill
Krishna but Krishna defeats
him someday when he grows
up by killing him.
How Is It
Celebrated?
Krishna Janmashtami is
always on Ashtami day as
per the Hindu calendar.
This festival is known
as Gokulashtami and
Krishnastami. For the most
part, it is celebrated in August
or September.
Usually, this eve is celebrated
with Kirtan, Bhagavad Gita
reading, decorating the
temple and dressing up
Krishna deities. The people
in the North make a sweet
dish called Srikhand on
Janmashtami.
Heard of Jhulan Utsav?
Hindu’s follow this tradition.
What they do is they give bath
This was a story in a place
called Mathura. Lord
Krishna’s uncle named Kanas
was a negative king who did
bad to innocent people.
One day he was petrified to
hear a prediction about his
eighth nephew killing him.
Then on he decided to kill all
the children of his sister. He
put his sister and brother in
law in a lock-up and killed all
their seven children.
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