"Now, David, I am going to tell you a
story. It might make you sleepy, but the most important thing is
to
allow it to make you feel that way. Your eyes may feel heavy, but
don't be afraid. You are not going to fall
asleep. I am going to sit here and talk with you the whole time."
"Sure...I like this story," said David, leaning back.
Psychiatrist: "David, can you still hear me?"
David: "David is here, but so am I."
Psychiatrist: "Rama, I am glad you are here again. I have so many questions for you. Why this boy? What is your purpose?"
David: "Rama? No, I regret...not today."
Psychiatrist: "What!? With whom do I now speak?"
David: "Please call me Krishna. I have so much to tell you."
Author's Note: This is my retelling of some important aspects to Krishna's life and how he dedicated his life to restoring Dharma in the world. It was, of course, difficult to narrow that concept down into one tale. Many feel that Krishna was not just an incarnation of Vishnu, but was more of the Supreme Being himself and that his older brother Balarama was the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. I am working from the standpoint that Krishna was the incarnation as opposed to his brother. Although, while reading about Krishna, I don't get the sense of planned incarnation that I did in the Ramayana where Indra goes and specifically asks Vishnu to come back as a man; was there predetermination in Krishna's birth as well? Also, when Krishna was an infant and child, he seemed to be aware that he had amazing powers and he used them to defeat the demons that Kamsa sent after him. Krishna is so interesting to me because of his reported personality and nature. When he left for Mathura, it is reported that he never returned to his cowherding village and all of the gopis (cowherding girls) were distraught. They were not so distraught that they couldn't go on living, however; so good was Krishna's nature that these distraught gopis eventually found comfort because they saw in the trees, in the grass, in the sky - in all things - Krishna. That is beautiful, pure and rare.
"Sure...I like this story," said David, leaning back.
Psychiatrist: "David, can you still hear me?"
David: "David is here, but so am I."
Psychiatrist: "Rama, I am glad you are here again. I have so many questions for you. Why this boy? What is your purpose?"
David: "Rama? No, I regret...not today."
Psychiatrist: "What!? With whom do I now speak?"
David: "Please call me Krishna. I have so much to tell you."
| I took
birth in a prison cell with a smile on my face. My uncle, King
Kamsa, would have tried to kill me, but when I was born, the guards fell asleep and our prison doors opened so that my father could leave the cell and exchange me for a cowherder's daughter. I smiled still.  As an adult, Kamsa overthrew his own father and usurped his throne. After this, it was prophecied that Kamsa would be killed by his own nephew. When Kamsa heard that the eighth son had been born, he ran to the cell but found a niece instead of a nephew.  I spent many years living as a cowherder. I loved my foster parents, loved the cowherd girls and boys (mostly the girls), loved the cows, loved peace and my flute. 
Kamsa was aware of my existence. He sent many demons to kill me and I defeated them all. I had the power to change forms, which came in handy many times when fighting these demons. A cousin of mine finally came to me and told me what was happening and said that Kamsa wanted me to come to his kingdom so that he could kill me. My cousin was afraid for me, but I was not afraid. I took a few followers and Balarama, my older brother (who had managed to get away from Kamsa as well). We headed to Mathura, which was the name of Kamsa's kingdom. When we first arrived in Mathura, we were confronted by Kamsa's huge wrestlers. The people of the kingdom, who were terrorized by Kamsa, were frightened for us. We defeated the wrestlers and Kamsa was frightened. He tried to flee, but I pounced on him and beat him death with my bare hands.  There was a sigh of relief in Mathura that day and the throne was finally restored to my grandfather. I spent my life devoted to conquering demons like Kamsa who dared to threaten the precious Dharma that remained in the world. |
The
psychiatrist pushed the stop button. He thought to himself, 'what a
nightmare!' What was he going to say to the boy's parents this
time? He had no explanation for what had happened during the two
sessions. The doctor was familiar with the name Krishna, but how
would the boy know anything about him? The doctor decided that
he needed to do some research on this Rama and Krishna. What did
they
have in common?
Author's Note: This is my retelling of some important aspects to Krishna's life and how he dedicated his life to restoring Dharma in the world. It was, of course, difficult to narrow that concept down into one tale. Many feel that Krishna was not just an incarnation of Vishnu, but was more of the Supreme Being himself and that his older brother Balarama was the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. I am working from the standpoint that Krishna was the incarnation as opposed to his brother. Although, while reading about Krishna, I don't get the sense of planned incarnation that I did in the Ramayana where Indra goes and specifically asks Vishnu to come back as a man; was there predetermination in Krishna's birth as well? Also, when Krishna was an infant and child, he seemed to be aware that he had amazing powers and he used them to defeat the demons that Kamsa sent after him. Krishna is so interesting to me because of his reported personality and nature. When he left for Mathura, it is reported that he never returned to his cowherding village and all of the gopis (cowherding girls) were distraught. They were not so distraught that they couldn't go on living, however; so good was Krishna's nature that these distraught gopis eventually found comfort because they saw in the trees, in the grass, in the sky - in all things - Krishna. That is beautiful, pure and rare.