The Avatar:

The Supreme Being.
Krishn avatar is considered to be the most complete of the Dasavataram where Lord Vishnu manifested as himself.

The Story:

Kans, the King of Mathura, was a tyrannical ruler. During his sister Devaki's wedding to King Vasudev, a heavenly voice prophecy that the newly-wed couple's eighth child will kill the tyrant King. To prevent this from happening, Kans immediately puts both Devaki and Vasudev in prison, and decides to kill their children as soon as they are born. However, the eighth child, Krishn is protected by divine providence and transported to the village of Vrindavan where he grows up as the child of the cowherd Nanda and his wife Yashoda.

Stories of Krishn's youth (Bal Leela) describe a young, mischievous cowherd who loved to play pranks on others. One of the more memorable tales comes from the Lord's early childhood when Yashoda found the infant Krishn eating dirt outside their home. She orders the child to open his mouth and on looking inside, Yasoda sees the entire universe, the seven oceans and an image of Lord Vishnu, seated upon the divine snake Adishesha while being attended by his consort, Mahalakshmi. Upon seeing this divine vision, Yashoda faints and is revived by the Sage Narad who tells her about Krishn's status as an avatar.

Legends of a youthful Krishn (Ras Leela) describe him as an enchanter of Vrindavan's milkmaids. His relationship with Radha is one of the greatest love stories of Indian scriptures and has been romanticised by the poet Jayadeva in Gita Govinda. In later years, Krishn returns to Mathura, and overthrows his uncle, King Kans and gains control of the kingdom.

Lord Krishn is the central character in two of ancient India's epic poems – The Bhagavata Purana, which concentrates on the life of the avatar, and the great Mahabharat in which he plays a pivotal role. In the Mahabharat, his discourse to the Pandav prince Arjun about Dharm, right before the famous war of Kurukshetra begins, is what we know as the Bhagavad Gita, one of the holiest texts in Hinduism.

At VR Chennai:

Etched in verse at the Kannadi Gopuram, you will find tales from different portions of Krishn's life, as mentioned in ancient scriptures. One, Alaipayuthey Kanna, written during the 18th Century by Venakata Kavi, is an ode to the love between Krish and Radha (part of the Ras Leela). The other, Theeradha Vilayatu Pillai written during the 20th Century by Mahakavi Bharathiar, is a tribute to the Lord's playful nature as a child (part of the Bal Leela). Also represented is his sermon, The Discourse, to the Pandav prince Arjun from the epic Mahabharat which forms the holy Bhagavad Gita.

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