Krishna Sharan

A newsletter by and for the 5-12s of ISKCON DC, Sanskriti Sunday School

Brahma’s
Bewiderment
Nimai Charan Agarwal,
Age 7

After the killing of the

Aghasura demon,
Krishna then brought
His friends to the bank
of river Yamuna that
was very peaceful. He
then said, “ I think we
should have our lunch
here because we are
hungry and the cows can
graze on the grass.”
Agreeing to what
Krishna said, they sat
Brahma asking forgiveness from Lord Krishna for his offense. (artwork
down to have their
by Nimai)
lunch together, keeping
Sri Krishna in the middle.
When they went home their parents were unable
While the cow herd boys were having their lunch, the to tell the difference and they were experiencing
calves wandered deep into the forest grazing on the grass. even more love for them because they were
expansions of the Supreme Lord.
When the boys were unable to see the calves, they
felt frightened and wanted to search for them. One day the cows were grazing on the green grass
Krishna didn’t want their lunch getting disturbed, at Govardhana hill and they saw their calves
so He set out for the search. pasturing very near. In love they went running
down the hill. Balarama was confused. Why was
In the mean time, the demigods were watching every body feeling so much love for the boys and
this from heaven, including Lord Brahma. But he caves? Then he understood Krishna had expanded
had a doubt, was Krishna the Supreme Lord? So himself into all of them. After a while, Lord
in order to understand, if Sri Krishna was God, he Brahma returned and to his great astonishment
hid all the cowherd boys and calves. he saw all the boys and calves right in front of his
eyes turn into Vishnu forms! Then he under-
When Krishna couldn’t find the calves, He stood his mistake and fell at Krishna’s feet like a
returned back to where the boys were eating their golden rod asking for forgiveness.
lunch. But they weren’t anywhere to be found.
Then Krishna understood that this was the work
Chant Hare
of Brahma, the secondary creator of this world.
So He expanded imself into all the boys and Krishna & Be
calves and each one had the exact same qualities Happy
and bodily features as them.
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 Lord Balarama’s Marriage
Dhruv Adawal, Age 12

The music was sweet and the dancing graceful.

Lord Brahma was completely absorbed in the
performance. Not wanting to disturb Lord
Brahma, the king waited patiently for the dance
to be over. Then he respectfully spoke, “My dear
Lord Brahma, I am King Kakudmi of the
Suryavansh on Earth. My father, King Revata,
established the kingdom Kushasthali in the
depths of the ocean, which I now rule.”
“Welcome O King! What brings you to
Brahmaloka?” asked Lord Brahma. King
Kakudmi, who was also known as Raivata,
replied, “O Pitamaha, this beautiful girl is my
daughter Revati. She is so accomplished that I
have been unable to find a suitable husband for
her. I come here to seek your advice.” On hearing
this, the most powerful Brahma laughed heartily
and said, “O King! Since you have been here,
twenty-seven catur-yugas have passed on earth.
Everyone you knew is long dead.” “Then what
shall I do?” inquired King Kakudmi. Lord
Brahma said, “O King! Your capital at Kushasthali Deity of Dauji (meaning Krishna’s elder brother,
is now Dvarkapuri. In that Dvarkapuri, stays Balaram) is about 2 meters high and it is the
Balarama. He is most powerful. Indeed, He is the largest Deity in Vraja-mandala. This Balaram
Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose expan- Deity was installed by Vajranabha, Krishna’s
sion is Lord Vishnu. Marry your daughter to great-grandson, 4900 years ago.. Extremely
him.” attractive sri-vigraha of Balaram is syama-
Hearing the verdict of Lord Brahma, complexioned (blackish), with huge eyes, and His
Kakudmi offered obeisances unto him and right hand is raised. In His left hand is a cup of
returned to his own residence. He saw that an Varuni beverage. Dauji is one of the four presid-
amazing transformation had taken place in the ing Deities of Vraja. All the famous Deities left
appearance of people who had reduced in stature Vraja, but Dauji did not leave even after He
and vigor, and enfeebled in intellect. He found revealed Himself to the Muslims.
out Balarama at Dwarkapuri and gave him Revati
as his wife. But Revati was physically much larger 7 Auspicious Names of
and taller in stature than Balarama because she Lord Balarama
was from an earlier yuga, where people were of a Balabhadra: Supremely powerful & happy
much larger stature. Lord Balarama, observing Revati-Ramana: Lover of Revati (His wife)
that Revati was excessively tall, shortened her by Kama-Pala: Lord who fulfills all desires
pressing her slightly with his plough until she Halayudha: Who carries a plow weapon
assumed a stature equal to normal women, and Rohineya: Son of Rohini
accepted her as His wife. Revati and Balarama had Achyutagraja: Elder brother of Krishna
two sons, Nisatha and Ulmuka. Pralambaghna: Killer of demon Pralamba

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My Experience in the New York
Rathyatra
Radhika Patel, Mclean, VA

At first I thought that going to the Rathyatra

would be a waste of time because I had to do
projects that weekend, but my mom convinced
me to come. Also my mom said that my cousin
Sonya was coming too which also encouraged me
to come. On the morning of June 11, I got up
early and got ready to go. When we got to the
temple everyone was so happy and jumping
around with excitement. The whole atmosphere on Krishna consciousness. I was so exhausted that,
gave me a tingling of excitement. By the end of that night I immediately fell asleep. At the end
the trip I was having so much fun that I totally everything worked out and Krishna helped me
forgot about all my homework and projects and finish all my projects. I was so glad I came and
was I confident that everything was worth it. look forward to seeing you there next year!

When we got to the Rathyatra everyone was

having so much fun. As we went through the
streets there were all these people looking at us Jai Jagannatha !
and I felt so proud to be part of this festival. Om Shahi, 9 & Yash Shahi, 4
Some people may have thought that we were
weird but I didn’t care. We danced our hearts out The wheels of the chariot go round and round,
and sang along with our loudest voice. There were All through Vrindavan,
three chariots. The first one was of Lord Baladeva The prabhus in the chariot say NITAI
and after him was that of Subhadra. Lord GAURANGA
Jagannath was looking magnificent bedecked The prabhus in the chariot say NITAI
with beautiful jewels. Everyone couldn’t take their GAURANGA
All around Vrindavan.
eyes off of Him. After an hour we started ap-
proaching the Festival of India site.
The kids in the chariot say JAI Jagannatha
The kids in the chariot say JAI Jagannatha
I was soooooo excited to see all the festivity. I All around Vrindavan.
went straight to the watermelon stand to cool off
after that long walk. Also there was a free feast for The conch shells in the chariot goes
everyone. The feast consisted of rice, vegetable HARI HARI BOL
dish, chick pea dish, puri (fried bread), and a The conch shells in the chariot goes
dessert. Everything was vegetarian. After that we HARI HARI BOL
went to see the spectacular performances. There All around Vrindavan.
were some very good dramas.
The matajis in the chariot say TAKE SOME
PRASADAM
Then we started heading back to the bus when it
The matajis in the chariot say TAKE SOME
all of a sudden it started raining. But the bus PRASADAM
came immediately and everyone rushed on. On All around Vrindavan.
the way back we watched a very interesting video

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 KRISHNA Word Search PUZZLE

Find 11 Names of
Krishna in the
puzzle:

1. Krishna
2. Damodar
3. Govinda
4. Gopal
5. Shyamsundar
6. Gopinath
7. Mandanmohan
8. Giridhari
9. Madhava
10. Kanha
11. Makhanchor

Word Jumble QUIZ

1. Which sage conducted Krishna’s name-

1. MABRLRAA
giving ceremony?
2. ASUVAEDV
2. Who was Rukmini supposed to marry
3. KAEIVD
before Krishna abducted Her?
4. ANYUDPARM
3. Whom did Krishna defeat 17 times
5. SAAMK
before fleeing to Dvarka?
6. KUIRIMN
4. Who was Krishna & Balaram’s guru?
7. AVIRET
5. Who were the first and the last demons
8. AHTGANAJN
Krishna killed in Vraja?
9. MABAHR
6. Which personalities from Rama-lila did
10.ADARINHAR
Krishna & Balaram respectively fight
with?
REVATI 8) JAGANNATH 9) BRAHMA 10) RADHARANI 7. How was Kunti related to Krishna?
3) DEVAKI 4) PRADYUMNA 5) KAMSA 6) RUKMINI 7) 8. For how many years did Krishna stay on
Word Jumble Answers: 1) BALARAMA 2) VASUDEVA
Lalita & Vishakha 10) Arjuna this planet?
Vyomasura 6) Jamvavan & Dvivida 7) Aunt 8) 125 9) 9. What are the names of Krishna’s two
Jarasandha 4) Sandipani muni 5) Putana and principal gopis besides Radharani?
Quiz Answers: 1) Garga muni 2) Sishupala 3) 10. Who married Krishna’s sister?

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