Monday, April 16, 2007

jarasandh attacks Mathura, Kalyavana vadh and Krishna getting the name Ranchhod.


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Shree Krishna and Balram returned form the ashram , there welcome was grand. On the other hand jarasandh , Kansa's father-in-law was furious of his son-in-law's death. he decieded to avenge him. He attacked Mathura 17 times but failed by the hands of Krishna and Balram, these two alone,togeather with akroor-ji and a few friends deafeated jarasadh's army and killed many sinners that came , leaving jarasandh, this was krishna's plan to eliminate sinners from the laps of mother earth. One of them was Kalyavana , he was a terror and terrorised people. during thia battle with Kalyavana , shree krishna got the name RANCHHOD.


Krishna took this name saying " MERE KISIBHI BAKTH NE MUJHE EISA KHOOBSURAT NAAM NAHI DIYA". Even though Kalyavana was sinner still he was a devotee fro Krishna, this shows that all are same in lords eyes. Many people say that Krishna has runaway from battlefield, they say that such a person cannot be God but no one evr understood the reason for shree krishna to runaway and be called Ranchhod. Shree Krishna could have destroyed Jarasandh in one go but he didnot because " shree Krishna was not alone fighting, shree krishna was not fighting for himself but for his devotees and each and every soul in Mathura.In sipte defeating jarasandh each time he would return with another army and more sinners, he was very stubburned and keen in avenging Kansa's death. If shree Krishna would have killed Jarasandh the someone else would have come to avenge him and the someone else and so on, this would not end and the people of Mathura would suffer, so for his devotees and people shree krishna backedaway and seetled in dwarka with everyone soul in mathura.To protect and end the troubles for his people shree krishna backaway and happily took the title of Ranchhod." With this shree Krishna showed his Brilliance and greatness.


This event also teaches us that in abattle not only strength but mind must also be used, if you have to protect someone who you love, if you have to backaway for them then you must rather then engaging in more trouble and destrying the ones who love you, worship you.


The miracles performed by Krishna were very strange indeed. Each of these miracles had a big secret behind it. Kalyavana was a tyrant lowly person who was a terror for the people. Let us read how Sri Krishna eliminated him in a dramatic way Kansa's father-in-law was a very powerful king named Jarasandh. He was enraged at the murder of his son-in-law and so he attacked Mathura seventeen times. But every time, Krishna and Balram routed his army. Now Kalyavana raised a large army and incited by Jarasandh planned to attack Mathura. Krishna had got a new city of Dwarika built on a peninsula on the western coast of India. So, he sent the people of Mathura to live there in safety. Kalyavana followed Krishna~like a shadow. - Krishna left Dwarika unarmed and bare-footed. Kalyavana too left his chariot and ran after Krishna to catch him and kill him , Krishna ran on and on with Kalyavana following him at his heels. Now see how Krishna pushed him into the laws of death in a dramatic way.Running on and on, Krishna led Kalyavana into a cave where a king named Muchukund was sleeping soundly because of a boon conferred on him by gods. A soon as Krishna went near him, he lay his yellow blanket on the sleeping king and hid himself aside. Kalyavana too came inside the cave. In the heat of his rage he took the sleeping king for Krishna and struck him hard with his foot.


Muchukund was disturbed and he got up. . As soon as he cast an angry look at Kolyavna, he was burnt alive to death. The story goes that Muchukund had fought against the demons to save the gods from them. He was able to defeat the demons decisively. The gods were very pleased and they asked him to ask for a boon. Muchukund, weary of a long war against the demons asked for a long sleep. So, the gods said, " Go and sleep at any place on the earth Whoever disturbs you during your sleep, will be burnt alive as soon as you look at him." Krishna had led Kalyavana into the cave to have him burnt alive and to prove the veracity of the boon that the gods had conferred on king Muchukund. How difficult to perceive the miracles performed by Krishna were indeed!Kalyavana, according to the boon of the gods conferred on Muchukund, had been burnt alive. So, Krishna came out of his hiding place. King Muchukunda saluted Krishna with profound devotion and praised him a lot. Then seeking his permission, the king proceeded to the forest for meditatibn. As soon as Krishna got out of the cave, Kalyavana's army barred his way. But Balram had also reached there by now. So, both the brothers put Kalyavana's army to rout and proceeded to Dwarika. Jarasandha, who had already suffered defeat seventeen times at Krishna's hands, attacked Mathura once more. But knowing that the people of Mathura had shifted to Dwarika, he directed his army to march on Dwarika. So, Jarasandha overtook Krishna and Balram, who were coming to Dwarika after routing Kalyavana's army. Seeing the large- army, Krishna, under a dramatic move, fled away along with his brother Balram: Because of this miraculous move, Krishna came to be known as Ranchhod also. The word means--runner from the battlefield


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