Lord Krishna is one of the most popular Avatars of Lord Vishnu. He is revered by millions of Hindus everywhere who are keen to seek his divine blessings. Hailed as Svayam Bhagvan or the Supreme God, the legends and myths related to him have been fascinating mankind for thousands of years.
The Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures have a lot of information about the earthly life of Lord Krishna, his great deeds and his divine significance. On that note, let us take a look at some rare facts about Lord Krishna.
Rare Facts About Lord Krishna
1. Lord Krishna is actually related to the Pandavas from the maternal side. It is said that Kunti, the mother of the Pandava princes, was the sister of Vasudev; Krishna’s father.
2. Krishna was the eighth son of Vasudev and Devaki and born under the sign of the Rohini Nakshatra. The first six children of Vasudev were killed by Krishna’s maternal uncle Kamsa. Later Krishna revived his six dead siblings to life again.
3. Krishna also revived the life of his guru Sandipani’s son. This was the way he paid his Gurudakshina; the usual alms that Vedic children offered to their Gurus in return of education.
4. Krishna died due to a culmination of several curses in his life. The first one was due to the way he killed the monkey Bali in a deceitful way. Sage Durvasa had also cursed Krishna to have weak, unprotected feet as he had refused to apply kheer on his feet, which the sage had instructed him to do.
5. Gandhari, who was the mother of the Kauravas also had cursed Krishna for the death of the 100 Kauravas. She explained that she knew that Krishna was powerful enough to stop the massacre of her sons at Kurukshetra , but that he knowingly didn’t. She cursed the entire Yadava clan along with Krishna to be killed off after a period of 36 years.
6. Krishna was killed by an arrow from the hunter Jara, who mistook Krishna’s feet to be the body of a deer. Krishna was resting in the forest during this time, where he had gone to observe penance. Jara was Bali in his earlier birth, who had been killed by Rama (the Vishnu avatar who was Krishna’s predecessor).
7. Krishna had about 16000 wives, which is a symbolic truth as he had rescued them from the captive of Narakasura. His main wives were eight in number. Although he was very close to Radha, they did not marry each other. Rukmini and Satyabhama were the most popular and closest wives of Lord Krishna.
8. Lord Krishna also had 80 sons and was the cousin of Ekalavya too, whose father Devashrava was actually the brother of Vasudeva.
9. Sri Krishna had once advised Arjuna to abduct his sister Subhadra and take her away. This was because Krishna knew that she would get married to Duryodhana, who Krishna did not approve of. Later Arjuna and Subhadra were married with the blessings of Krishna and Balarama.
10. Krishna knew the true identity of Karna and also knew that he was inclined towards fighting for the Kauravas. Krishna told him about his true identity and tried to make him understand that the war could be avoided. But Karna, who was a great companion of Duryodhana was adamant that the war needed to happen.
The Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures have a lot of information about the earthly life of Lord Krishna, his great deeds and his divine significance. On that note, let us take a look at some rare facts about Lord Krishna.
Rare Facts About Lord Krishna
1. Lord Krishna is actually related to the Pandavas from the maternal side. It is said that Kunti, the mother of the Pandava princes, was the sister of Vasudev; Krishna’s father.
2. Krishna was the eighth son of Vasudev and Devaki and born under the sign of the Rohini Nakshatra. The first six children of Vasudev were killed by Krishna’s maternal uncle Kamsa. Later Krishna revived his six dead siblings to life again.
3. Krishna also revived the life of his guru Sandipani’s son. This was the way he paid his Gurudakshina; the usual alms that Vedic children offered to their Gurus in return of education.
4. Krishna died due to a culmination of several curses in his life. The first one was due to the way he killed the monkey Bali in a deceitful way. Sage Durvasa had also cursed Krishna to have weak, unprotected feet as he had refused to apply kheer on his feet, which the sage had instructed him to do.
5. Gandhari, who was the mother of the Kauravas also had cursed Krishna for the death of the 100 Kauravas. She explained that she knew that Krishna was powerful enough to stop the massacre of her sons at Kurukshetra , but that he knowingly didn’t. She cursed the entire Yadava clan along with Krishna to be killed off after a period of 36 years.
6. Krishna was killed by an arrow from the hunter Jara, who mistook Krishna’s feet to be the body of a deer. Krishna was resting in the forest during this time, where he had gone to observe penance. Jara was Bali in his earlier birth, who had been killed by Rama (the Vishnu avatar who was Krishna’s predecessor).
7. Krishna had about 16000 wives, which is a symbolic truth as he had rescued them from the captive of Narakasura. His main wives were eight in number. Although he was very close to Radha, they did not marry each other. Rukmini and Satyabhama were the most popular and closest wives of Lord Krishna.
8. Lord Krishna also had 80 sons and was the cousin of Ekalavya too, whose father Devashrava was actually the brother of Vasudeva.
9. Sri Krishna had once advised Arjuna to abduct his sister Subhadra and take her away. This was because Krishna knew that she would get married to Duryodhana, who Krishna did not approve of. Later Arjuna and Subhadra were married with the blessings of Krishna and Balarama.
10. Krishna knew the true identity of Karna and also knew that he was inclined towards fighting for the Kauravas. Krishna told him about his true identity and tried to make him understand that the war could be avoided. But Karna, who was a great companion of Duryodhana was adamant that the war needed to happen.
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