Sanatan Dharma

Creator god Brahma, doubting Krishna's divinity, steals all the cowherd boys and calves. Krishna responds by expanding himself into identical copies of each one. For a year, the village unknowingly loves Krishna in the form of their children. When Brahma returns and sees this, he realizes the depth of his error and surrenders.

Keshi, Kansa's most intelligent demon, studies Krishna's previous battles before attacking. But when Keshi tries a calculated assault, Krishna simply shoves his arm into the demon's mouth and expands it from within, destroying Keshi from the inside. Narada appears to note that Kansa will soon have to face Krishna directly.

The demon Shakatasura possesses a heavy cart and tries to crush the infant Krishna. The baby kicks the cart with his tiny foot, destroying it completely and killing the demon. The villagers are amazed that a newborn survived such destruction unharmed.

Krishna travels to Mathura for Kansa's wrestling tournament. He kills the mad elephant Kuvalayapida, defeats the champion wrestlers Chanura and Mushtika, and finally kills his uncle Kansa, fulfilling the prophecy that had haunted the tyrant since Krishna's birth. He frees his parents from prison and restores the rightful king.

The demon Vatsasura disguises himself as a calf to infiltrate Krishna's herd. Krishna sees through the disguise, and when the demon attacks, Krishna grabs him by the hind legs and throws him into a tree, killing him instantly.

When a forest fire surrounds Krishna and the cowherd boys with no escape, Krishna tells them to close their eyes. He then inhales the entire fire, swallowing the flames completely. When the boys open their eyes, the fire is gone as if it never existed.

When Yashoda tries to tie mischievous Krishna to a mortar for stealing butter, no rope is long enough. Finally, seeing her love and determination, Krishna allows himself to be bound. He then drags the mortar between two trees, uprooting them and freeing the cursed sons of Kubera who were trapped inside.

The donkey demon Dhenukasura has claimed a palm forest filled with delicious fruit, killing anyone who enters. Krishna and Balarama enter anyway. Balarama kills Dhenukasura by swinging him into a tree, then the brothers destroy all the demon's companions, liberating the forest for Vrindavan's enjoyment.

The whirlwind demon Trinavarta abducts baby Krishna into the sky, intending to dash him to death. But Krishna becomes impossibly heavy, grabs the demon's throat, and falls with him to earth. The demon dies; Krishna sits laughing on his corpse, completely unharmed.

The serpent king Kaliya poisons a stretch of the Yamuna river. When Krishna dives in, Kaliya attacks but cannot harm him. Krishna dances on the serpent's hundred heads, subduing him. At the plea of Kaliya's wives, Krishna spares the serpent and sends him to the ocean, purifying the river.

When Krishna convinces Vrindavan to worship Govardhan hill instead of Indra, the angry god sends a catastrophic storm to destroy the village. Krishna lifts the entire mountain on one finger, sheltering all the villagers and cattle for seven days. The humbled Indra descends to apologize and crowns Krishna as 'Govinda.'

On the autumn full moon, Krishna plays his flute and calls the gopis to the forest. He multiplies himself so each woman can dance with him personally. When pride enters their hearts, he vanishes, teaching them that divine love requires complete humility. The dance resumes when they learn to love without possessing.

Princess Rukmini, in love with Krishna but betrothed against her will to Shishupala, sends a secret letter begging Krishna to abduct her. Krishna rides through the night, takes her from outside a temple, defeats all pursuers, and marries her that same day in Dwaraka.

During the cowherd boys' carrying game, the demon Pralamba disguises himself as a village boy and joins in. When he tries to kidnap Balarama, carrying him away from the group, Balarama reveals his divine strength and kills the demon with a single punch to the head.

After the Yadava clan destroys itself due to an old curse, Krishna wanders into the forest alone. A hunter named Jara, mistaking Krishna's foot for a deer, shoots him with an arrow. Krishna forgives the hunter, explaining this balances a karmic debt from his previous life as Rama. He departs his body peacefully, ending his earthly mission.

When Krishna is falsely accused of murdering Prasena for the magical Syamantaka jewel, he tracks the gem to Jambavan's cave. After fighting the ancient bear for 21 days, Jambavan recognizes Krishna as his former lord Rama. He surrenders the jewel and offers his daughter in marriage. Krishna returns the gem to Satrajit, clearing his name.

While the gopis bathe in the Yamuna as part of a vow to win Krishna as husband, he steals their clothes and sits in a tree. He refuses to return them until they come to him without covering themselves. Through this seemingly mischievous act, he teaches them that true devotion requires complete surrender—stripping away the ego's protections.

Kubja, a hunchbacked perfume-maker for Kansa, offers her sandalwood paste to Krishna when he enters Mathura. He accepts her gift and straightens her bent spine with a touch, transforming her into a beautiful woman. Krishna later visits her home, honoring the devotion she showed when she had nothing but her offering.

After finding snakes dead from heat on a barren sandbar, Jadav Payeng began planting trees. For over 40 years, he has worked daily, single-handedly creating a 1,360-acre forest—embodying karma yoga through sustained selfless action.

When low-caste poet Kanakadasa was barred from Udupi temple, he sang from outside—and the Krishna idol turned around to face him through a crack in the wall. The window still exists, teaching that God needs no intermediary and responds to pure devotion regardless of social status.