Week 11 Story: Kamsa Microfiction

Kamsa the widely hated king woke from his slumber to a voice calling him from the sky. It was a voice he did not recognize, but he could tell it was holy. 

The voice called out, "The eighth son of Devaki will bring upon your demise. Tread lightly."

The son was Krishna.

Kamsa at once commanded his army to imprison his cousin Devaki, monitoring each birth closely. The King slept in fear that one day a baby would be the one to dethrone him. He was so worried that he fled the town and resigned as king, in the end he did not want to bring pain upon his cousin by killing her child. He was a misunderstood king, one who had compassion for others. 

Kamsa being attacked by Krishna 

Bibliography - Krishna Epified

Author's Note: I did a small microfiction and retold the story of Kamsa finding out that his nephew would be the one to kill him. In the original story, when Devaki gets married, a voice from the sky tells Kamsa that her eighth son would be the one to kill him. This leads Kamsa to imprison his cousin and have guards monitor each of her births. He kills all of Devaki's children as he does not want to take any chances at being killed. The eighth son however, gets away. Kamsa is also perceived as a bad King and everyone wants to get rid of him. In my story, I portray Kamsa as a misunderstood and compassionate King, who does not want to harm his cousin by killing her son. He instead escapes into the forest for hiding. 

Reading Notes: Epified Krishna

 Krishna Epified

 Yashoda looked into the mouth of Krishna and saw the universe and everything that it contained. This was super interesting to me, and seems like the moment she finds out that Krishna is truly something special. She has seen before that her son is different than others whether it be because he eats mud or steals butter, but now she finally knows for a fact he is different. I wonder if she questions where her own biological child is, and I also wonder how she is okay with having her child replaced with another. It seems as if she does not care that her daughter is gone after all. 

Krishna overcomes many things such as giant serpents and lifting mountains to protect his people. Eventually, Gods are asking Krishna for forgiveness. Krishna has gained much respect across the lands and anyone who tries to challenge him and his brother get destroyed with little effort. Krishna falls in love with Radha, and they have an instant connection. 

The Avatar Krishna playing the flute to his cows

Bibliography - Epified Krishna