#Vasudev Krishna

[latent-thoughts]

Shree Vasudev Krishna

[Art by Pradeep Sethi]

[pradeepparihar]

Sri Krishna God

‘श्रीकृष्ण’ को अलग-अलग स्थानों में अलग-अलग नामों से जाना जाता है। उत्तर प्रदेश में कृष्ण या गोपाल गोविन्द इत्यादि नामों से जानते है।राजस्थान में श्रीनाथजी या ठाकुरजी के नाम से जानते है।महाराष्ट्र में विट्ठल के नाम से भगवान् जाने जाते है।उड़ीसा में जगन्नाथ के नाम से जाने जाते है।बंगाल में गोपालजी के नाम से जाने जाते है।दक्षिण भारत में वेंकटेश या गोविन्दा के नाम से जाने जाते है।गुजरात में…

[constellationdks]

हे कृष्ण गोविंद, हरे मुरारी ।

हे नाथ नारायण वासुदेव।।

[orgasming-caterpillar]

Krishna how do I follow through on the decisions I made on an impulse

[vgpawar]

Krishna Episode 9 - Taking Krishna to Gokul by Vasudeva and bringing Yogamaya in the form of a girl

Krishna Episode 9 – Taking Krishna to Gokul by Vasudeva and bringing Yogamaya in the form of a girl

  In the prison of Mathura, the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna had incarnated to put an end to the demons who were born as kings on earth. At the same time in Gokul, from the womb of Nanda’s wife Yashoda was born that Yogamaya, who, being the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is as birth less as him.By imbibing divine form, she incarnated with all her qualities. Her divine form had the…

[bcuzvishi-is-cute1008]

Just got to post this somewhere😍😍😍😍.

Look at Kanhuu❣️

Btw it's not his birthday yet.

(All digital art are drawn by meee)

[dadabhagwan]

Do You Know that the Vasudevs are so powerful that thousands of people can be moved to fear by mere look in their eyes? Find out more: https://www.dadabhagwan.org/path-to-happiness/spiritual-science/auspicious-mantra/what-are-vasudevas-like/

[templeinindia]

श्रीमन्तमिन्द्रियातीतमक्षरं निर्गुणं विभुम् ।   ध्यानासाध्यं च सर्वेषां परमात्मानमीश्र्वरम् ॥ १ ॥

[hum-suffer]

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. Red and gold and orange, he often said they looked more like sunset than fire that poets called them.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. They grew in Dwarka by bunches. Against the green and brown of trees, they looked like waterfalls of the furnace, he said.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. He had planted his first plant of palash in the palace of Dwarka, he had watered it everyday after his sword practice.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. He fought ferociously against his grandfather, Vasudev, when he wanted to tear down his palash tree for the renovation of the palace.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. He hid in the branches of his palash tree when he ran from his mother. He stepped on his uncle, Krishna, and reached those heights with loud laughs. He watched his mother run around the tree as he hid.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. He wrapped them in leaves and took them to his father every time he was allowed to visit him. Arjun wore them in his hair proudly, said the flowers matched his ascetic clothes.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. When he was married, everyone who had seen him grow threw palash flowers on his head. He laughed when his aunt Revati claimed she specially ordered the flowers from Vidharbh for him, he knew she could possibly do it just for the ostentatious idea.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. Uttara wore the same colour as them the next day of their marriage. His aunt Rukmini and Elder mother Draupadi teased him red for it.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers. His uncle Balram gave him a new bow for the upcoming war. It had palash flowers carved at all seven joints.

Abhimanyu loved palash flowers.

His pyre burnt the same colour as them.

[latent-thoughts]

A beautiful piece of art (I'm unable to find the artist) depicting Shri Vasudev Krishna carrying Princess Rukmini Devi to his chariot in the kingdom of Vidharbh (her homeland). She had sent him a letter in secret, expressing her love and devotion for him, asking him to come and take her to his kingdom as his bride. Her eldest brother, Rukmi, had arranged her marriage elsewhere, against her wishes. But she wanted to marry Shri Krishna.

Ultimately, her wishes prevailed because he came to Vidharbh in his chariot and whisked her away in front of everyone, including her brothers.

[krishna-sangini]

Living The Vrindavan Dream

(Warning: Very long post)

This is the post describing my trip to Braj Dham <3

Day 1:

We reached Vrindavan at around 3 p.m. Had prasad and then after resting for a while, we left for the Banke Bihari Temple.

Tbh, my experience in Banke Bihari wasn't very good. Not because of the temple itself, obviously, but because of the people. Rushing in like literal animals! Like, yeah I understand y'all are excited to see the lil Manmohana there, BUT SO ARE WE! Anyyyyway, we did catch a good glimpse of Him there sooooo 🫠❤️🥹❤️

Anyyyyway, we then went to the Sneh Bihari Temple. It was way less crowded and people were civilised. Soooo yeah, that's where I broke down. Like, my Keshav looked so freaking beautiful there, I just couldn't bring myself to dam my tears. It was simply ethereal...✨

He just looked so freaking beautiful and I felt like I had transcended all limits of the world...💫

And guess whaaat? The pandit of the temple called me near him AND GAVE ME A BEAUTIFUL GARLAND FROM KESHAV! IT WAS LIKE THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE; I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPIER FR FR!!! OUUUUFFFF KESHAV I LOVE YOU TOOOO!

We then visited the Ashta Sakhi Temple, Radha Ballabh Temple and the Keshav Mahadeveswar Temple. The serenity there is to die for. Like, why not? It's our Kanha's place after all!

Day 2:

JANMASTHAMI DAAAAY!!!!!!! THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE? HELL YEAH!

Soooo, I wore this beautiful ghaghra for my Keshav's bday celebrations.

But ek haadsa hogaya. Four monkeys legit jumped on me to snatch my beautiful latkans. One of them even managed to rip one of the latkans off my ghaghra🥲. One grabbed my ghaghra, and the rest three grabbed my chunari. But Kanha saved another me from a full-on Vastra Haran sooo yeah. I just got a few scratches.

Anyyyway, first, we went to Seva Kunj Temple. There, I did my Keshav's abhishek!!!!!! I've never felt happier, fr fr; I almost cried. He looked so freaking cute like aaaaahhhh!

From there, we went to the Radha Raman Temple. Again, it was crowded to the point that breathing became laborious. Couldn't catch a proper glimpse of Keshav there 🥲

Next, we went to Radha Damodar Temple. This place was great. Crowded, but organised. Plus, they had an almost empty bhajan hall. There, we could sit peacefully and I could get lost in my Keshav's thoughts...😌

From there, we went to the Meera Bai Temple. There was a super beautiful cow sitting in front of the idol. It felt as if the Murlidhar himself was petting her gently as she sat there calmly with her eyes closed. <3

We then visited the Govindji Temple. That place is so freaking beautiful! Like, you can feel the walls echoing the name of the darling of Vrindavan; it was simply blissful.

After that, we went back to our guest house to rest. In the evening, we went back to Seva Kunj for the Janmashtami celebrations.

IT. WAS. THE. HAPPIEST. I. HAVE. EVER. BEEN. IN. MY. WHOLE. ENTIRE. LIFE

Firstly, we had a beautiful pravachan by a Maharaj Ji. He basically talked about the birth of Krishna.

So, it's a lesser-known fact that Yashoda maiyya actually gave birth to twins, Yogmaya and Vrindavan Krishna. So, when Vasudev brought in Devaki's Krishna, both the Kanhas became one. And when Krishna and Balram were leaving with Akrur ji, the Vrindavan Krishna stayed back in Vrindavan. So, he technically never left. AND THAT'S WHY VRINDAVAN'S AIR REEKS OF LOVE AND DIVINE BLISS TO DATE!

Anyway, the Maharaj ji said so many other sweet things about us Krishna lovers. He was like, "We all sitting here for our Krishna; do you know in what roop y'all are sitting here? We're basically gopis here."

And I was like, "YES, YOU SAID IT! YOU SAID IT!!!!" It made me so happy for real!!!!!

Sooo, after the pravachan, there was kirtan. And each one of us, men and women likewise, danced our hearts out for our Kanha. It was so blissful, y'all. Dancing without a care in the world with complete strangers tied to each other with a single thread of love for our one and only Keshav; it was one of the rare times when I've felt truly joyous... 💫

At midnight, we all welcomed our Kanha by doing mandir parikrama. After the festivities were over, we had prasad after thanking Krishna for being with us always <3

Thus ended the best day of my life...🌺

Day 3:

The Janmashtami hangover was still there when we got ready for Seva Kunj again. We did kirtan there again before having prasad. Then in the evening, we left for ISKCON.

Now, I don't have any words to describe how freaking beautiful and ethereal our sakha looked there! Like, he looks so perfect that you can't help but tear up...✨ His beautiful lotus eyes legit glimmer at you overflowing with love. There's nothing more peaceful than just staring at his face there for real. Everything in ISKCON was so freaking beautiful; simple exquisite. All the lovely mural paintings, the mesmerising idols, the gorgeous architecture; I could spend the rest of my life there without any regrets.

Moving on, we left ISKCON for Prem Mandir.

F. I. N. A. L. L. Y

And there, I legit became oblivious to my surroundings. Like, my friend legit had to guide me through cuz I was in a trance-like state. The freaking delightful and charming statues showing different phases of my Keshav's life looked as if they were speaking to me. The lovely statues of Radha Rani with her Kanha were just so so so pretty! The temple interior gave heaven vibes for real. Like, I just don't have the words to describe how happy and tranquil I felt in there despite the crowd... ❤️ I completely lost my heart and soul to the Makhan Chor that day...💫 Did that quite happily, I'm telling ya.

Thus ended another glorious day.

Day 4:

The day I've probably been the most heartbroken, cuz that's the day we left Vrindavan.

But not before visiting Nidhi Van. Y'all, if anyone ever tells me Krishna is mythology, I'm cutting their throats off without batting an eyelash. Like, you literally FEEL Kanha walking beside you and caressing your arms lovingly as you walk through Nidhi Van! The trees there, gracefully twisted and intertwined with each other, are a living testimony of our Kanha's raas with his Radhe and sakhis... ✨ It was just so soothing to feel His presence right next to you there!!!! I'm just repeating the same thing again and again, cuz that's basically what you live there in the land of Keshav 🥹❤️

Anyway, melancholy struck immediately after we left Nidhi Van cuz yeah, we left Vrindavan... Yeah... It was heartbreaking. Like, yeah, He is with me always, every day, every second. But I LEFT VRINDAVAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, RIGHT!? Also, it was raining cats and dogs when we left. Call me over-dramatic, but I'm just gonna assume that it was my Keshav's bittersweet way of sending me off.

Anyway, we left for Radha Kund where we stayed at a मठ. In the evening, we went to see Radha Kund and Shyam Kund. Again, I felt His mischievous blissful presence pulling my leg right there <3 I felt my sakha lingering beside me, smiling at me with all His love. And I have no idea what overcame me, but I started singing 'Natnagar ki hai Saari Leela' aloud. Like, I hope no one minded that. But at the moment, my mind couldn't think of anything or anyone else but my Manmohana for real.

And yet another day in Braj passed by.

Day 5:

Our last day in Braj. We went to Barsana!!! We visited the Radha Rani Temple, of our very own Madanmohini... ❤️ The temple is so beautiful, y'all. Architecturally, aesthetically, and spiritually; it's simply perfect! And our Radha Rani, oufff! Unke baare me kya hi kahun? She's ever gorgeous, beautiful, dazzling, and whatnot! 🤩 And we both laughed about how Kanha is such a simp for her soooo, yeah!

The rest of the day, it simply rained. So we couldn't do much. But yeah, I listened to songs thinking about the past couple of days I spent with my Keshav himself... 💫

And yeah, the next day we left Braj... No further elaboration.

Photo/Video Dump:

My Vrindavan trip in short

I MISS THAT PLACE SO MUCH ASDFGHJKL!

P.S. I called up my bestie @pragyan05 and made her ugly cry by telling her about my Vrindavan trip 😌 I mean, why should I suffer alone.

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[stxrrynxghts]

Facts about Subhadra

Subhadra is one of my favorite characters of the Mahabharata. I have a somewhat different perception of her personality than most ppl do, but that is kind of fine. So, I am here to share some facts about our Yadava princess :D

According to Bhagavat Purana, Subhadra has 45 LIVING elder brothers. Vasudev apparently had more sons apart from Balarama and Krishna.

She is also said to have a full blooded elder sister, named Tara.

Subhadra is 19 years younger than Krishna is, according to Bhagvata Puran

So she is probably 20-21 years younger than Balarama, and 18 and a half year younger than Arjun

The Northern and Southern recension of the Mahabharata have somewhat different versions of her love story with Arjun. The northern version shows him abducting her, and in the southern one, their love story is very much elaborated.

However, in both, her consent is there, in the Northern one, she doesn't say anything while abducted, but is actually smiling when she returns, so she is most likely happy

And we all know, she and Draupadi had a lovely relationship together #sisgoals

Subhadra is directly related to Nakul's wife, Karenumati, as Karenumati's grandmother and Subhadra's father are siblings.

Speaking of grandmothers, Subhadra's grandma is Marisha, a descendant of Vasuki, through whom Subhadra's descendants have Naga blood.

Subhadra's marriage paves the way for the full blown Yadava-Pandava friendship imagine the Yadavas and their 50,000 relatives spending summer in Indraprastha

Since Subhadra is so young compared to her brothers, her sisters-in-law must have been very present in her childhood. why am I imagining baby Bhadra sitting in Balarama's lap during his wedding

Subhadra is mostly known for sleeping during the chakravyuha thing, but it is mostly folklore i.e. not present in any authentic versions (Correct me if I am wrong)

She is very heavily worshipped in Jagannnath Puri , and is perhaps the most widely worshipped female character from Mahabharata (Draupadi is worshipped in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, Hidimbi is worshipped in parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttara is worshipped in some parts of Rajasthan).

In authentic versions, she has only one kid, Abhimanyu, though certain folk tales show multiple children of hers.

Subhadra's mourning is very much highlighted in the aftermath of Abhimanyu's death (Which is a normal thing, Vyasa loves to delve into the mother/wife's pain after someone's death).

After the war, Yudhishthira handed over the kingdom to Yuyutsu, but also requested Subhadra to "take care" of Parikshit and Vajra oh god, she is probably the only one from the elder gen left apart from Yuyustu at that point

A folktale suggests that Arjun drowned Subhadra before leaving for the Himalayas, and I am sorry to say that I hate it a lot. Why you making my man commit uxoricide?

She most probably retired to the forest after sometime, and passed there only.

[shivohamyoga]

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[vgpawar]

Krishna Episode 4 - Birth of first son of Vasudeva - Devaki and Vasudeva going to deliver the child to kansa

Krishna Episode 4 – Birth of first son of Vasudeva – Devaki and Vasudeva going to deliver the child to kansa

Sage Narada talking to kansa on birth of first son of vasudev devaki After saving Devaki from the wrath of Kansa, Vasudevji returned to his home. Devaki was a very devoted wife. All the gods used to reside in her body. Goddess like Devaki started living with Vasudev Ji with dignity. At the right time, she got pregnant. At the end of the tenth month, she gave birth to an excellent son. All the…

[talonabraxas]

Parivartini Ekadashi 2023 Lord Vishnu ॐ Talon Abraxas ‘Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Glaun Devkisut Govind Vasudev Jagatpate Dehi Me Tanyam Krishna Tvamaham Sharanam Gatah’. ✨Parivartini Ekadashi falls on the 11th day of the Bhadrapada month in the Hindu calendar. It's believed that Lord Vishnu changes his sleeping position on this day, signifying a cosmic shift. This Ekadashi is important during the 'Dakshinayana Punyakalam' and 'Chaturmas' period. Devotees worship Lord Vishnu, fast, and seek blessings and spiritual merits. Observing this sacred Vrata is thought to bring happiness, prosperity, and good health, with merits seen as more valuable than in ordinary months.✨

[ilovekrishnarjun]

Krishna x Arjunā breakup au...🥺😭

War au

Bg info: Draupadi had married the four brothers of Arjunaa

Krishna and Arjunaa were, a pair of lovers. Not yet married.

Krishna is still on the side of Pandavas

"Arju." Yudhishthir called out to his sister. "Can you get the two scrolls about our formations from my tent?"

"Of course, Jyesht." Said Arjunaa, and she walked out of the common tent.

When Arjunaa got there, she found the scrolls of their formations on the table...but there was another scroll with the...seal of the KURUS!? Arjunaa tensed and rushed towards the common tent, with all the scrolls.

She barged in loudly. "JYESHT! WHY DO YOU HAVE A SCROLL OF THE KURUS?" She exclaimed while holding up the Kuru scroll in her left hand. Everyone either gasped or looked in confusion. Yudhishthir got up from his seat and took the Kuru scroll. "I..i don't know about this. I swear i only had our two scrolls in my tent!" Yudhishthir answered.

The others now HAD to believe Dharmaraj because, he had never lied in his entire lifetime.

A few of the others crowded around to see. Krishna stuck his tongue in his cheek. He glanced at Arjunaa, who was still standing at the entrance. Their eyes met. Krishna swallowed. He knew what this meant, and what would happen now.

"Oh ho! I see you have gotten winds of our plans already.." Arjunaa felt creeped as she heard a voice behind her and she turned around and jumped backwards, unsheathing her dagger in reflex. Everyone stared in shock, except Krishna, who narrowed his eyes at the short, disgusting man.

Shakuni strode into the room. "How marvellous, Samrat." He addressed Yudhishthir. "We were looking for the scroll on which we had mapped out our upcoming military plans." He snatched it out of Virat’s hand, nearly giving the king a paper cut. "I'll have that, thank you."

"Gandhar Raj, what were your papers doing in my tent?" said Yudhishthir, bewildered.

Shakuni clutched his chest in faux-shock. "I should be asking you that! First you steal from us and then question us back?"

"We did no such thing!" snapped Dhrishtadyumna. "Rajkumari Arjunaa went to get our plans from the Samrat's room and found this kept there!"

Shakuni cackled. "What a believable story, General! Please do better!"

Virat came over. "Listen, Gandhar Raj. You have my word for it, we truly have not stolen anything from your camp. Stealing from the enemy camp is adharma and we could and we would never do that."

"Oh, I know it's adharma all too well." he snapped, stroking his beard and eyeing Virat in a rather maddening way. Arjunaa looked from him to Krishna to Yudhishthir and back to him. What even was happening?

"Samrat Yudhishthir never lies or cheats!" continued Virat. "You have his word as well!"

"Aah! Yes! The same man who accused me of attempted murder on them, especially his sister, and betted on and got his said sister disrobed...!" Shakuni grinned like a maniac. Loud gasps were heard. Arjunaa boiled in anger and clenched her fists, while Draupadi held her shoulders as if saying to calm down.

"Don't dare mention dharma when you have the aid of this man." He pointed at Krishna, who was still looking at him strangely. "People accuse me of cheating but if there is a more treacherous person than I...it is him!"

"We are telling you we!-" Krishna interrupted. "Tell me, Gandhar Raj. Where did you last see your plan scroll?"

Shakuni hesitated. "Well…I remember seeing it yesterday evening in my room. We were busy with war and cremating our warriors, hence didn’t pay our documents any mind. A few hours ago, when I went to retrieve it, it was gone!"

“Interesting." Said Krishna, placing his hands on his hips. "And what made you suspect us?"

"Intuition, Vasudev! Intuition!" He snapped his fingers. "My intuitions are rarely incorrect!" Said Shakuni as he eyed both Arjunaa and Krishna. He had heard that they were a couple without being married and he WAS going to use it to blackmail them.

"Also...Rajkumari...! I have heard about you and this cowherd being...together even though he has two wives already! How would devi Rukmini and devi Satyabhama react to...this information..?"

Arjunaa startled up. What was he on about?- "and how would the whole of Aryavarta react if they found out that Gandivdhari is having an affair with the Dwarkadheesh behind everyone's backs...eh?" Arjunaa gazed in shock, while Krishna stood still, monotonous.

"Everyone would be devastated and feeling betrayed.. about their favourite persons' doings and them committing adharma in war aswell... i take my leave now. Pranipat." Shakuni limped away, smirking like the maniac he is.

Krishna stared at his Parthavi. He had to do this now, or else...both of them would always be targeted, by the Kurus due to their on-going affair. Arjunaa inhaled and exhaled deeply, as she went towards her tent, without saying a word. She knew that Rukmini Jiji and Satyabhama Jiji would accept her without a word, but what about the world? The people? They wouldn't...at all...

Krishna wanted to scream and behead Shakuni right then and there with his Sudarshan, but this was required. Required to win the war, and for that...

it was required to...break...his Parthavi.

As everyone went to their respective room after cooling their heads down, Krishna went into Arjunaa's tent.

"Madhav? What are you doing here?" Arjunaa got up from her sitting position, from the edge of the bed.

"I have come to talk about something important..." The accusation and blackmailing still had Arjunaa nervous, and this gave her a bad feeling. "A-about today's incident..?"

"No. About...us."

"About....us..? What is it about us-?"

"We need to stop our on-going affair."

Krishna stared at Arjunaa silently, who had slumped down on the bed once again, but in utter disbelief, shock and melancholy. Tears had rimmed her eyes, that were shaped like a swan's, not even a moment after. But they refused to fall.

"We n-need to s-separate..?"

"Well, yes...but i will still drive your chariot and help you in war. But...we can't be together...like that...anymore...." Arjunaa's naturally big eyes now widened even more, as the tears that refused to fall before, did fall after his statement, as she clenched her teeth and gripped the edge of the bed with both her hands tightly.

Krishna's heart clenched tightly. Oh how he wanted to take this all back and wipe her tears, and hug her close and kiss her to sleep. But alas! That wouldn't be possible now. He couldn't bear the sight in front of him. Oh how he cursed himself for being the God of the Universe now..

Krishna then took his leave, and as soon as he left, Arjunaa got up too and looked at her now- tear strained face in the body length mirror. She stared angrily and sadly at her own face as she punched the mirror hard.

The big shards of the mirror got in her delicate skin and her fist, and they started bleeding heavily. But the Rajkumari didn't care. More and more tears cascaded down her beautiful face as she finally broke the mirror completely and slid down on the floor.

Drops of both blood and tears dripped down, as the young girl kept crying her heart out.

Unbeknownst to her, her Madhav was still standing outside her tent, and as he heard her heartbreaking sobs, he couldn't take it anymore and he broke into his own tears.

Oh how even the gods were upset at the separation of the lovers and their heartbreaking states.

Krishna had to get control over his mind and heart, like he always had to, unfortunately. He didn't want to..yet he had to...

Arjunaa had fainted on the floor due to blood loss and crying, as her body wanted to give up on life. The only one who she had loved and belived in in her whole lifetime till now had separated from her, what did she have now?

As she fainted, her mind and heart refused to accept this and still, like her body always did when she missed her Madhav, resonated with his name...

"Madhav..Madhav...Madhav...Madhav...."

That night was the first time Krishna had cried so heavily in his life...as he felt her pain and her body resonating her given name for him yet again...