In the song
celestial "Bhagvat Gita", told by Lord Krishna
himself, he comes into the world to protect the good and
devotees, when they are subject to intolerable hardships by
the wicked called Demons. From the dawn immemorial, wicked
people by virtue of their super power have always subjugated
and persecuted the weak and innocent. Even as a child,
Krishna killed a number of demons like Vatsasura, Bakasura
and Aghasura. They were all friends of Kamsa and his agents
sent to kill him.
His deeds
attracted the attention of everyone including the demi gods.
Lord Brahma has been assigned the function of being a
Creator. He wanted to test Krishna. One day while Krishna
was playing with his friends, he hid all their calves. When
Krishna was assigned to look for them, Brahma made his
friends also disappear and hid them. When Krishna realized
his handiwork, he just created all the calves and friends
out of his own free will. No one could spot the difference.
Brahma returned after a moment, which is equal to one earth
year. He could not believe his eyes. He then realized that
Krishna was the supreme almighty himself. He personally
appeared before Krishna and apologized to him. He returned
the original cowherd friends and calves to Krishna. For one
whole year, none of the parents of children or the mothers
of the calves realized that they were not the real children.
Subsequently,
he killed another demon called Dhenukasura along with his
friends. Thus it would be noticed that all these demons were
killed before Krishna was five years old. Though they were
demons, they all received their salvation because they were
killed by the supreme lord himself. This is because all
these demons were fallen angels. They were cursed to become
demons for their misdeeds. Their only salvation was to get
killed by the supreme lord and get back to godhead. Krishna
liberated them.
As per Vedic
philosophy, a soul never dies and is subjected to repeated
births and deaths. Only exalted souls get salvation from
this repeated cycle. Salvation or "Moksha" is most
sought after in Vedic societies by good and holy men and
women. It is also the most difficult and one has to go
through trials and tribulations. It is also believed that
good souls are tested more to see their resoluteness. The
evaluator is the supreme lord himself.
End of
Chapter 8
Written
by Madhavan T Gopalachary
