Reading Notes: Shri Krishna of Dwarka, Part B

Krishna in Dwarka

     Bibliography. Shri Krishna of Dwarka by C. A. Kincaid. Web Source

     Reading Notes:

     *Balarama revisits Vrindavan. 

     *Krishna defeats Jambavan and marries Jambavati

     *Krishna kills a King who falsely claims to be Vishnu incarnate. 

     *That King's son asks for a boon from Shiva.

     *The boon summons a great flaming being who destroys who it is commanded to unless that person is righteous.

     *Since it was summoned to kill Krishna, it spares Krishna and kills the man who asked the boon of Shiva. 

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