Reading Notes: Krishna, Part B

Krishna playing his flute

Krishna's brother, Balram, wants to get stronger so he can kill the violent and aggressive bull Hastin with only one punch. Hastin is the root of the family tree for all the cows in Vrindavan and therefore all the cows come from him similar to how Krishna is the entire cosmos. Hastin terrorized the village and everyone there was afraid of him. In Epified's "Krishna rides Hastin," Krishna shows Balram and the other gopis how killing the bull is unnecessary by taming the bull with kindness and generosity. Krishna vows to ride Hastin on the next full moon to demonstrate his success.

Krishna implements his plan by visiting Hastin every night. During the visits Krishna plays his flute for the bull and feeds him tasty treats like jaggery, a type of cane sugar. At the beginning of the plan Krishna keeps his distance, but each night as his plan progresses he moves closer and closer to the dangerous bull. At the end of the month, on Purnima, the full moon, Hastin trusts Krishna enough to let him get close enough to feed him by hand, and Krishna takes the opportunity to jump onto the bull's back to begin his ride. Krishna rides Hastin around and around the village until the bull is so tired he can't run any more.

None of the very physically strong men of the village were able to tame the bull, but through kindness and dedication, Krishna was able to accomplish the impossible task.

"Kindness is the ultimate strength."

Bibliography.
Krishna rides Hastin from Krishna by Epified. Source

Image Source.
By Virumandi1 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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