Why of Krishna

WHY of KRISHNA ?
Dr. Uday Dokras

Hindu Mythology does not give a comprehensive answer to the question –why was
Krishna Born or sent by Vishnu- the “producer” of many AVATARS. Apart from the
mythological relevance, Lord Krishna’s birth story combines various emotions
like love, divinity, grief, and mischief mankind to explore and understand.
The first of these theories in our domain is that there was a time when the
burden of sins committed by the kings or demons became unbearable for
innocent people, so they prayed to Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma
prayed to Lord Vishnu and requested his intervention to save the earth and
its innocent people. Lord Vishnu accepted his prayers and assured him that
his next birth would be as a mortal God. Thus, Shri Krishna was born to queen
Devaki to kill the evil king Kans and provide solace to innocent souls. But in
his journey he paved the way for Goodness by eliminating a variety of
Demons.
Second of these was the Coming of Kaliyuga: Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth,
shortest and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara
Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age,
which is full of conflict and sin. Hinduism often symbolically represents morality (dharma)
as an Indian bull. In the Satya Yuga, the first stage of development, the bull has four legs,
which is reduced by one in each age that follows. By the age of Kali, morality is reduced to
only a quarter of that of the golden age, so that the bull of Dharma has only one leg.
Before the beginning of KaliYug and end of Dvapara Yuga, the Gods got together in a
Conference to understand and address the impending events of the end of one and the
beginning of another much worse time. Their problemquestion before tham was: How to get
humanity ready to face the challenges of the coming times. So Vishnu was requested by the
Gods to take another avatar and teach/illuminate/educate humanity. Side by side get rid of the
demons plaguing the world in the Dvapara yug because the humanity would bot be able to
withstand their evil deeds and assaults. Krishna came as God though in human Form whereas
Ram in earlier times was a human since his assignment was to kill Ravana the demon King of
Lanka who had the gift bestowed upon him by Shiva of immortality except that only humans
could kill him- no God, animal, spirit of fellow demon.
In Kali Yuga, the age of quarrel and strife, Lord Krishna’s role is multifaceted. Let’s explore
some aspects:
1. Chanting God’s Names:
o The sole redeeming feature of Kali-yuga is that anyone can be released from degradation and
anxiety simply by chanting God’s names.
o Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krishna Himself in disguise during Kali-yuga, encouraged
everyone to chant the Hare Krishna mantra1.
2. Mercy and Compassion:
o In this age, the propensity for mercy is almost nil. Consequently, there is always fighting and
wars between people and nations.
o Men do not understand that because they unrestrictedly kill so many animals, they also must
be slaughtered like animals in big wars.
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o The Krsna consciousness movement, which prohibits animal-killing, provides a means to
counteract sinful activities in Kali-yuga2.
3. Leadership and Propagation of Glories:
o The leaders of the people are often anxious to live in peace and friendship, but they lack
information about the simple method of hearing the glories of the Lord.
o Some foolish leaders even deny the existence of the Lord.
o To achieve actual peace, we must open the road to understanding the Supreme Lord Krishna
and glorify Him for His virtuous activities as depicted in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.
4. Foretelling by Lord Krishna:
o Lord Krishna foretold that Kali Yuga would be full of extreme hardships for people with
ideals and values.
o In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Lord Krishna’s words to Mother Ganga just before the
beginning of Kali-yuga highlight the challenges of this age3.
5. Teaching Devotion:
o Lord Krishna emphasized that in Kali Yuga, teaching practices like yoga, meditation,
mantras, or yantras would be ineffective due to the low ether.
o Instead, devotion (bhakti) is the most effective path. If people are devout, they will generate
their own ether4.
In summary, Lord Krishna’s guidance in Kali Yuga involves promoting devotion,

compassion, and understanding the glories of the Supreme Lord. His teachings provide
a path to overcome the challenges of this age.
The third angle: To encourage romantic and platonioc love between man and women,
A platonic relationship is different from a romantic relationship. While both types of
relationships often involve having a deep friendship and sometimes even love, people in a
romantic relationship are typically physically intimate whereas there is no sex or physical
intimacy in a platonic relationship. This concept was unclear till then with physical contact
predominant in inter sex relatrionship. Krishna’s life and loves gives essence to a higher,
morally abundant concept of romance. Witness the love of Radha and Meerabai. Meera,
better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-
century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint,
particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. She is mentioned in Bhaktamal,
confirming that she was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement
by about 1600.Scholars acknowledge that Meera was one of the central poet-saints of
the Bhakti movement, a period in Indian history rife with religious conflicts. Stories of
the supernatural and divine nature of Radha began to abound several centuries ago.
Shrimati Radharani is the loving mother of all living beings, the

consort of Lord Krishna and the incarnation of Mata Lakshmi. She is
the goddess of love and devotion.
Was she Krishna's lover? Yes, She was. Just as Lakshmi always
accompanied Shri Vishnu in His incarnations, While Shri Krishna
(Vishnu) was a cowherd, She (Laxmi) was a gopi. They had known
each other since early childhood. Their love is eternal and it has no
beginning.
Gopi (गोपी) is a Sanskrit word originating from the word Gopa. In Hinduism, the
name Gopika or Gopi is especially used to refer the milkmaids of Braj region. The word
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Gopis in the plural refers to the group of cowherd women who possess devotion toward
Krishna. When it is used in the singular ("Gopi"), it generally refers to Radha, who was the
Krishna's favourite gopi. Gopi or Gopika are worshipped as the consorts and devotees
of Krishna for their unconditional love and devotion (Bhakti) to god Krishna as described in
the Sanskrit scriptures like Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literature. Gopis are often
considered as the expansion of goddess Radha, the chief consort of Krishna. The Raslila of
gopis with Krishna has inspired various traditional performance art forms and literatures.
According to some, gopis are considered as the eternal beloved and manifestations of the
internal spiritual potency of Krishna. Among the gopis, Radha is the chief gopi and is the
personification of the bliss potency (hladini shakti) of KrishnaShe alone manifests the stage
of mahabhava, or supreme love for Krishna, and holds a place of particularly high reverence
and importance in a number of religious traditions.
Fourth : SPECIFICALLY to amplifi and crystallize the concepot of DUTY and

RIGHt and WRONG
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Krishna Sudama(Friendship) Krishna Radha ( Platonis but romantic
love )
At The Time Of Mahabharata War Lord Krishna Told 5 Predictions of Kali Yuga to
Pandavas.
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Once Krishna asked the Pandava to go out in five different Directions and report to him
whatever strange thing they saw and he would explain them how they were the symptoms
of kaliyuga.
1.) Yudhisthira saw to his surprise an Elephant with two trunks.
Krishna explained that the elephant with two trunks symbolized the rulers of KaliYuga. They
would speak one thing and do another!
2.) Arjuna saw that Vedic Mantras were inscribed on the wings of a bird but at the same time
it was eating the flesh of an animal
Krishna explained that the priests in Kali Yuga will sure to have great knowledge will
perform religious act and duties. But on the other hand they will desire for material pleasures.
3.) Bhima saw a cow which was about to give birth. After giving birth the cow started licking
the calf. That took his surprise the cow did not stop it kept licking even after the calf was
clean. Krishna explained that it symbolizes that in Kali Yuga the people will love the children
so much. That the love itself will destroy the capabilities, life's dreams and the #future of the
children. They would completely ignore their spiritual life.
4.) Sahadeva saw that one well in the center was surrounded by four wells. The four wells
were overflowing with water as if they were not able to hold the water but the one in the
centre was completely empty.
Lord Shri Krishna said to this that the empty well signifies that Poor will live among the rich.
The rich people will have massive amount of wealth and prosperity which will keep
increasing and overflowing but they will not offer a single penny to the poor ones. They will
waste the money for themselves but they won't be sharing it with those who are needy.
5.) Nakula saw a big boulder falling down from a hill. It could not be stopped by the big trees
or other rocks on the way down but was stopped for a small plant which was on its way.
Lord Shri Krishna explained how people will fall in character like the rock
and destroy for success, and have no peace of mind, But Just one call on the God's name will
help them
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Kangra painting of Mirabai (alt. spelt as 'Meera Bai', 'Meerabai', or 'Mira Bai') playing the veena.
A painting of the poet-saint Mīrābai (1498–1546). She was a female Bhakti saint.
The summary of Lord Krishna’s birth story is as follows
Many years ago, the kingdom of Mathura was ruled by King Ugrasena, but his
son Kans deceived him and took over the kingdom. King Kans was very
greedy and cunning, and the people of Mathura had to live in fear. He got his
sister Devaki married to King Vasudeva, intending to take over Vasudeva’s
kingdom. On the day of their marriage, when Kans was driving Vasudeva and
Devaki home, a divine voice told Kans that his death was near. She said that
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the Devaki’s eighth son would kill Kans. Kans got scared and angry and
imprisoned both Devaki and Vasudeva so that he could kill all eight babies.
He managed to kill seven babies, but when the eighth baby was born, the
divine voice told Vasudeva to exchange the baby with Gokul’s sarpanch Nand
and his wife, Yashoda’s daughter. Vasudeva successfully exchanged the
babies. Kans tried to kill the baby girl, but she flew up, and the divine voice of
Goddess Durga told him that the eighth baby had already been born and he
would come in search of Kans one day and kill him. In Gokul, there were
celebrations for the birth of the new baby. Nand named the baby Krishna.
Apart from the mythological relevance, Lord Krishna’s birth story combines
various emotions like love, divinity, grief, and mischief for kids to explore and
understand. There was a time when the burden of sins committed by the
kings or demons became unbearable for innocent people, so they prayed to
Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma prayed to Lord Vishnu and requested his
intervention to save the earth and its innocent people. Lord Vishnu accepted
his prayers and assured him that his next birth would be as a mortal. Thus,
Shri Krishna was born to queen Devaki to kill the evil king Kans and provide
solace to innocent souls.

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WHY of KRISHNA ?

Dr. Uday Dokras

In summary, Lord Krishna’s guidance in Kali Yuga involves promoting devotion,

Shrimati Radharani is the loving mother of all living beings, the

Fourth : SPECIFICALLY to amplifi and crystallize the concepot of DUTY and

1.) Yudhisthira saw to his surprise an Elephant with two trunks.

The summary of Lord Krishna’s birth story is as follows

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