The Mischievous Tales Of Lord Krishna

There are many mischievous tales about Lord Krishna. Do you think you know them all? No? Then we have brought a plethora of such tales. Read below to know 7 unknown facts about Lord Krishna.

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Janmashtami

According to Hindu calendar, Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day or Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha, in the month of Savan that is today. Being mischievous, Kanha is the protector, saviour, friend and a philosopher. He is one of the most loved gods of Hindus. Janmashtami is the day of celebration on the birth of Lord Krishna and is celebrated with much enthusiasm and revelry all over the world.
Lord Krishna is also known by other 108 names some of them being Kanhaiya,

Krishna had total of 80 sons, that is 10 son from each of his Patrani.

No mention of Radha in the scriptures
Though we have enjoyed many romantic episodes of Radha and Krishna, but experts have claimed that our ancient scriptures don’t mention anything about Radha.

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Lord Krishna once fought with Arjuna

Krishna was a mysterious character, he knew everything but never tried to change the fate. Once, he started fighting with Arjuna, and Lord Shiva had to descend, in order to stop the fight. To this, Krishna replied Arjuna had to go for a battle, and I was testing him.

Lord Krishna Once Brought Back The Life Of His Guru’s Son

As a part of his Guru Dakshina, Krishna once brought back the life of his Guru Sandipani’s son.
He also brought back the other six sons of Devaki, for a brief reunion with Balaram (seventh son) and himself, the the eighth

However Krishna was sleeping at the time duo arrived. They both sat near him. While Duryodhana sat near Krishna’s head, Arjuna sat near his toes. When Krishna woke up he saw Arjuna first, and said to choose between him and Narayani Sena. Being kind he gave option to Arjuna only because he wanted to help Duryodhana too,who has arrived before Arjuna seeking his help.

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Death Of Lord Krishna Was A Curse

Death of Lord Krishna was also pre-destined. Gandhari has given a curse to Lord Krishna that the entire Yadav clan would be destroyed by themselves. After 36 years of war,the same happened. The entire clan diminished by killing each other.

However, Sri Krishna was killed by a hunter named Jara, who thought Krishna to be a dear and bowed arrow on his toe.
It is also said that after killing Bali, Lord Rama told his son Angad that he will be able to revenge his father’s death in his next birth. Since, Sri Rama and Krishna both are avatars of Lord Vishnu, it is believed that hunter Jara who killed Sri Krishna was Angad’s reincarnation.
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