Krishna going to Dwaraka

ByShreya Donthireddi

Guru Vandana Nama om vishnu paadaaya Krishna prashthaya bhutale Srimate bhakti vedaanta Swaamin iti naamine Namas te sarasvati deve Gaura vaani prachaarine Nirvisesha sunya vaadi Paascaatya desha taarine

Background• Krishna is the supreme

Personality of Godhead• Devaki (mother) and

vasudeva (father) were locked in prison

• Krishna’s was born there• Kamsa wanted to kill Krishna• He was taken to Gokul by

Vasudeva• Until 11 years old, Krishna

was in Gokul & Vrindavan

Killing Kamsa

• Kamsa wanted to kill Krishna• Sent many demons to kill

Krishna• All the demons were defeated• Kamsa ordered Akrura to

bring Krishna to Dwaraka• Forced Krishna & Balaram to

fight with Canura & Mushtika• The fighters were killed• Krishna then killed Kamsa

Sloka

Vasudeva sutam devamKamsa caanura mardanamDevaki paramaanandamKrsnam vande jagad gurum

Mathura to Dwaraka

• Krishna stayed in Mathura for few years

• Shisupala and other gave disturbances

• Fought wars many times

• Decided to go away & make Dwaraka

Moving to Dwaraka

• Went to Dwaraka at the age of 28• Vishwakarma built Dwaraka overnight• Entire Mathura residents transported overnight!• No one knew how they were transported• Krishna stayed in Dwaraka for 96 years

Life in Dwaraka

• Krishna had 16,108 queens in Dwaraka

• Ugrasena was the king of Dwaraka

• They all served Krishna• But Krishna still wasn’t

happy• He missed the gopis

Dwaraka inside Ocean

• After Krishna left our earth, Dwaraka sank inside sea

• Recent archeologists have discovered that same Dwaraka

Which Krishna went to Dwaraka?

Which Krishna went to Dwaraka?• Svayam Bhagavan Krishna has many

forms• The one born in Mathura was His

Vasudeva form (Narayana)• The one born with Yogamaya to

Yashoda was Svayam Bhagavan• The Vasudeva form brought by

Vasudeva merged in Svayam Bhagavan in Vrindavan

• When Krishna was taken by Akrura, only His Vasudeva form left

• Nanda Nandan Krishna never leaves Vrindavan

Dwaraka vs Vrindavan

• Dwaraka is Opulent• Sakhya Bhava

(Friendship) is predominant

• Vrindavan is the sweetest• Unconditional love

(Prema) is predominant

Which one do you like?

QUIZ Time!

1. Krishna was ______ years old when He left to Madura

2. Dwaraka was built by __________ overnight3. At Dwaraka, Krishna had _________ Queens.4. At Dwaraka __________ was the king5. Which form of Krishna actually left Vrindavan?6. In Dwaraka, the primary bhava is _________.

Acknowledgements

• Gokul Bhajan web• Gokul Hari Kathas• Google Images

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