Short Krishna Stories in English

Krishna is one of the most widely reversed and is most popular of all the Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right. The Bhagavata Purana describes eight wives of Krishna that appear in sequence as Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti (also called Satya), Bhadra and Lakshmana (also called Madra).

Krishna the Shepherd Boy

Summary of the Story of Krishna in English

This is the story of Krishna and his brother Balrama. During his childhood, Krishna was living with Nand baba at Gokul. Krishna used to pass his time as a shepherd boy. He, his brother Balrama and their friends used to take their cattle for grazing in the forest for the whole day. They used to leave the cattle to graze in the field and then they played hide and seek and other games. Sometimes, they liked to run after each other or dance around when Krishna used to play sweet tunes on his flute.

One day Krishna, along with his friends, arrived at the banks of the Yamuna river. He left the cattle to graze on the green grass and they started playing there. Suddenly, Krishna noticed something wrong. He said to his brother, Balram, “Bhau, look there is a back spotted calf among the cattle, which does not belong to our village cattle. It looks very different from others.” Both Krishna and Balram got suspicious. They moved towards the calf from behind the bushes. They thought that cattle are not their cattle and it can harm them so they decided to kill it before it can cause harm to anybody.

Krishna caught that calf by its leg and threw it in the air with very great force. The calf blew in the air and landed on the trees and it died instantly and, immediately, he converted himself into his original form. Indeed, he was a rakshas and not cattle, who had come to kill Krishna. All the children became happy and went back home.

Story of Krishna the Shepherd Boy

Moral of the Story of Krishna

The story itself contains many morals for children to note. Firstly, children can learn that the world always helps those who are kind. Secondly, and this is a deeper issue for children to understand, humans cannot always control their fate. The rakshas had come to kill Krishna but he himself lost his life. This shows if you want to harm anyone you would be harmed first.

Note to Parents 

It is important that parents are able to explain the moral of this story carefully to children. It is not that the child should immediately become hopeless, and accept any failure they come across. Rather, parents should guide their children to understand that while acceptance might seem contradictory to ambition, the boundaries of their actions are dictated by their moral codes. Parents should also inculcate a strong moral framework in their kids. Mythological stories are an excellent way to do the same.

Conclusion

We have seen Krishna's real story in this article. Childhood Lord Krishna with friends, and his brother used to play at the banks of yamuna river. One day a rakshas came to kill Krishna in the form of a cattle but Krishna found that cattle suspicious and he killed that cattle which then turned himself into his original form which is rakshas.