Reading Notes: Krishna and the Gods A

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Bibliography: Tales of Ancient India by Edmund Charles Cox

Kans is a very interesting character. His father, the ruler of Mathura, was very well liked and revered by the people and Mathura was very prosperous. Kans was prophesized to be the destroyer of Mathura and lead it as a kingdom of evil. From a young age, he's already shown signs of being evil such as choking people. There was another prophecy that Dewaki's 8th son was gonna be his killer. Kans was afraid of this and locked them up in a dungeon and he was given any son they had so that he could kill them. Kans was so afraid of this to the point where he is obsessing over when the next son will be born so he could kill him. His killer would end up being Krishna, whose origin story I already read. Kans invited Krishna and his brother, Balaram, to Mathura for a tournament.

This version goes a lot more in-depth into Kans than the previous thing I read about Krishna, which I liked a lot more because I like Kans's story. I really liked this particular line: "As he saw Krishna in the likeness of Death beside him, Kans thought on the voice of heaven; in his terror he would have turned and fled, but very shame held him where he stood"

Krishna kills Kans
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