It was a cool but sunny morning in Hastinapura and everyone had gathered to mourn the passing of their divine leader and god Krishna. The crowd was much smaller than it would have been years earlier prior to the battle between the Pandavas and Kurus. It was even smaller than it would have been a … More Week 7, Storytelling: A Funeral Fit for a King
As I finish up the second half of Krishna as told by Sister Nivedita from Cradle Tales of Hinduism, I was drawn in by the story of The Return to Mathura. As usual, I chose a story with an intense fight scene as one that interested me. Throughout the book, Krishna is portrayed as all knowing and this … More Week 7, Reading Diary continued
For this week I am reading Krishna from Cradle Tales of Hinduism by Sister Nivedita (1907). From part A of the reading, I really enjoyed the story The Divine Childhood. It’s very entertaining to have Krishna running around wreaking havoc on the small town but nobody wants to stop him because they all adore him. It took everyone … More Week 7, Reading Diary
Savannah Jung 