Reading Notes: Shri Krishna of Dwarka Part B

A Parijata Tree that went back to the heavens after Krishna's passing
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Notes:
Surya the Sun God comes down and visits with Satrajit; Satrajit asks to see the Sun God in in its pure form; Surya grants Satrajit a wish which was to have the Syamantaka jewel
Krishna said that Satrajit wasn't quite worthy to hold the jewel so Satrajit gave it to his brother thinking Krishna was going to steal it from him
The jewel passes through many hands and Krishna is accused of killing Satrjit's brother
Krishna goes to clear his name and fights the bear for over 20 days; his warriors think he has been killed and Dwarka mourns
Krishna returns with the jewel and the bear kings daughter; Satrajit is so embarrassed that he offers Krishna his daughter as another wife; more strife with the jewel; in the end Akrura keeps it
Balarama throws a fit about the river not answering his calls about bathing him
Krishna's son Padyumna is eaten by a fish and adopted by Mayadevi
It's so hard to keep up with all the generations that happen while Krishna is still alive
Balarama has a bad temper and needs to chill out
Indra asks Krishna to help defeat some demons
Why does Shiva grant gifts to demons?
Some of these stories sound lighthearted but end with everyone dying, even the innocent
I've been thinking Krishna to be the greatest, not the brothers from the Mahabharata
You can apparently never get rid of an object in ancient India, things always make their way back
Krishna sits under a pipal tree and waits to die; I'm actually pretty upset to see all the main characters die in the end



Bibliography:
Shri Krishna of Dwarka and Other Stories, C.A. Kincaid, Source

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