Brief
Life Sketch of Shri Krishna /
Brief
Timeline of Shri Krishna’s Life /
Brief
Chronology of Events took place in Shri Krishna’s Life
(In the light of Canto 10 of
Shrimad Bhagavatam)
APPROX. AGE
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LIFE-SPAN
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Appearance on the Earth (i.e. Birth)
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Appearance
of Shri Krishna, at Midnight of Shravana
Month, Rohini Nakshatra (Star), (approx. July 19/20, Year 3228 BC) from the
womb of Mother Devaki (as eighth son) at the prison of Mathura in the Vrishni
Clan of Yadavas
Note:
Prior to Shri Krishna’s appearance
Garbha Stuti (prayers) offered by Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva and various other
demigods towards the womb of Devaki
Shri Krishna was taken by
Vasudeva from Mathura to Gokul, where Nand Maharaj and Yashoda Mother were
living.
Shri Krishna’s Birth Rituals
performed at Gokul in the house of Nand Maharaj
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1 to 3 years age (Gokul)
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Shri Krishna at Gokul, killed
demons like Putana, Sakatasura, Trinivarta
Sage
Garga Muni named the child as Krishna (dark, all-attractive), in naming
ceremony
Shri Krishna showed the
Entire Cosmos Universe in His mouth to mother Yashoda
Mother
Yashoda tried to bind Shri Krishna
with rope, famously known as Damodar Lila (One
of the best Lila of Devotion)
Deliverance
of the Yamala-Arjuna trees from which Nalakuvera and Manigriva came out, the
two sons of Kuvera
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3-6 years age (Moved to Vrindavan)
| Nand Maharja and elders for Gokul decided to leave Gokul and move to Vrindavan, due to lots of disturbance by demons to Shri Krishna
Shri Krishna killed demons
like Bakasura, Aghasura, Vatsasura on different occasions in Vrindavan
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6-10 years age (Vrindavan and then entering the Mathura around 10 years age)
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Lord
Brahma took away all the calves and cowherd boys and kept them secretly in
secluded place for one year. After one year when Brahma returned he saw all
the calves and cowherd were already there as an expansion of Shri Krishna, and Shri Krishna was playing with them.
By
the mercy of Shri Krishna, Lord
Brahma understands the Shri Krishna’s
eternal potency and his illusion cleared. Finally Lord Brahma offer prayers
to glorify Shri Krishna
Killing
of Dhenuka Asura by Shri Krishna
and Lord Balarama
Shri Krishna punished the
serpent Kaliya for contamination of Yamuna rivers’ water with poison, and
also performed the divine dance on Kaliya,
Shri Krishna asked Kaliya
serpent to leave the Yamuna river
(precisely the
Kaliya serpent was near the Kaalindii bank of Yamuna river)
Shri Krishna saved the
cows and cowherd boys from the great fire of Munjaaranya forest by swallowing
the fire.
Gopis
(great, unalloyed, pure; devotees of Shri
Krishna) worshipped Goddess Kaataayani to get Shri Krishna as their husband. When Gopis were bathing in Yamuna
River and Glorifying Shri Krishna’s
Qualities, Shri Krishna stole
their clothes from the bank of Yamuna river. In order to fulfill their wishes
and give lesson to gopis bathing in Yamuna river, Shri Krishna has performed this lila at the age around
seven.
Shri Krishna lifted the
Govardhan Hill, Govardhan Puja commenced their after, Lord Indra false
prestigious and pride crushed by Shri
Krishna
Lord
Indra and cow Surabhi gave the name Govinda
to Shri Krishna
After
that, the Raas-Lila between Shri
Krishna and Gopis commenced, which is the Ultimate Pinnacle of Divine
Love & Devotion.
Few
more salvation of demons like Aristaa (Bull), Kesi (Horse) Vyoamasura
Akrura
came to Vrindavan to bring Shri
Krishna and Lord Balarama to Mathura for participating in bow sacrifice
and wrestling match on Kansa’s request.
Shri Krishna and Lord Balarama
went to Mathura along with Akrura.
Shri Krishna broke the
Sacrificial Bow that has caused terror in the heart of Kansa. Prior to that Shri Krishna showed some of His
opulence to the people of Mathura. Shri
Krishna killed elephant namely, Kuvalayaapida. Afterwards different
wrestler were killed by Shri Krishna
and Lord Balarama, specifically Caanura and Mustika. Finally Shri Krishna killed His maternal
uncle Kansa.
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10-28 years age (Education Period, and construction of Dwarka)
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After
Kansa was killed, Shri Krishna
made His maternal grandfather Ugrasena as King of Mathura.
Shri Krishna and Lord
Balarama went to live with Saandipani Muni at Avantipura for higher education.
The
spiritual master Saandipani Muni instructed both Shri Krishna and Lord Balarama, detailed knowledge of Vedas,
Upanishads, Upvedas; along with that all other sixty four traditional arts.
As
Guru Dakshana Shri Krishna and
Lord Balarama brought back the son of their Guru Saandipani Muni from the
clutches of Yamaraja.
Shri Krishna asked His
dear friend Uddhava to go to Vrindavan and console Nand Maharaja, Yashoda Maa
and gopis, who might be in distress due to their separation from their
beloved Krishna.
Shri Krishna defeated
Magahda King JaraaSandha seventeen times in battle and then constructed the
city of Dwarka
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29-125 years age
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Shri Krishna established
the Kingdom in Dwarka
Shri Krishna kidnapped and
married Rukmini on her request and other seven principal queens including
Satyabhama, Jaambvati etc.
Pradyumna
born of Shri Krishna and Rukmini as
son
Shri Krishna visited Indraprastha
to meet Paandavas and Queen Qunti.
Shri Krishna killed demon
named Narkasura, and then married to thousands of maidens kidnapped under the
demon.
Shri Krishna killed demon
named Banasura, great devotee to Lord Shiva
Shri Krishna released the
King Nrga (son of Iksavaku) from his curse
Shri Krishna killed
Paundraka, Kashiraja and Sudaksina.
Narad
Muni offered prayers to the Shri
Krishna, after he visited household pastimes of his beloved Shri Krishna
On Shri Krishna instruction, Bhima
killed the Jarasandha to fulfill the wish of Yudhistra to perform Raajasuya
Sacrifice
Shri Krishna received the
Honor of First worship during the Raajasuya Sacrifice. Feeling bad about
that, Sisupala spoke harsh to Shri
Krishna, and eventually Shri
Krishna killed Sisupaala.
Shri Krishna killed demons
Saalva, Dantavakra, Viduratha
Shri Krishna worshipped His
friend Sudama, who came to His palace seeking charity and then He blessed him
with lot of wealth.
Shri Krishna imparted
divine knowledge to Vasudeva and retrieved Devki Mothers’s six dead sons.
Shri Krishna asked Arjuna
to kidnap His sister Subhadra and marry her.
More
than 160,000 sons and daughters born to Shri
Krishna from various wives.
Shri Krishna went as Peace
Messenger to Hastinapur to avoid the War between Pandavas and Kaurava.
Dhryodhan closed all the door of peace, and Mahabharata War took place in
Kurukshetra.
Shri Krishna become
charioteer of Arjuna in the Battle of Mahabharta and Bhagavad Gita was taught
to Arjuna in Kurukshetra.
Shri Krishna helped the
Pandvas to win the Dharma Yudh.
Shri Krishna saved the
Prakishit in the womb of Uttara (wife of Abhimanyu) towards the end of war,
from the Brhamastra of Ashwathama. Prakishit later on become the great
devotee of Shri Krishna and
listened Shrimad Bhagavatam from Sukhdev Goswami.
Shri Krishna gave His
final teaching disclosure to His great friend and devotee Uddhava, which is
referred as Uddhava Gita (Hamsa Gita)
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Ending Year 125th
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Fall
of Yadhuvanshi Dyansty (cursed by Gandhaari).
Shri Krishna after
watching self-destruction of Yadhuvanshi went to forest near Somnath, in
Bhalka Teerath for meditation. A hunter namely Jara, mistook the Shri Krishna’s feet as deer eye and accidently
shot an arrow towards that, (that part of Shri Krishna became weaken by the warrior Barbarik before the
Mahabharata War)
Shri Krishna’s disappearance
(History Suggests around 18th February 3102 BC);
Kali-Yuga
started !!!!!
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