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Epified: Krishna Radha's Love: For the Love of Krishna When Krishna was a boy, he would sit by the river and play his flute while his cattle would graze All of the girls loved this Krishna only had eyes for Radha, however. During their childhood together, Krishna covered Radha's face with black paint, so that she would be as dark as he was One day, the other woman tricked Radha into drinking scalding hot milk. They told her that Krishna wanted her to do it. To everyone's shock, Radha suffered no blisters on her tongue. Krishna, however, suffered from the blisters that should have been hers. Radha saved Krishna's life by allowing him to drink the water that she used to wash her feet. Source:  Epified: Krishna

Epified: Krishna Putana Top Panel: Krishna killing Putana Bottom Panel: The people of Vraj cutting Putana's body and burning her body. Source: Wikipedia Putana was a demoness that was sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna while he was a baby. Putana was known as the killer of infants. Putana is also considered to be Krishna's foster mother because she breastfed him. Although it was only for a moment, breast feeding is considered the supreme act of maternal devotion. Putana disguised herself as a beautiful woman and the town took her to be the manifestation of Lakshmi. Krishna's foster mother also fell for this trick and allowed Krishna to sit on Putana's lap. Putana then began breast feeding Krishna after covering her breasts in poison in an attempt to kill Krishna. However, Krishna began to consume Putana's life through her breast. As she runs from the house, screaming in pain, she died in the center of town and took on her demonic form. Source:  Epif...

Epified: Krishna, Part A Vasudeva carrying the newborn Krishna to Nand's house in Gojul via the river Yamnuna Wikipedia Kanz was told by a booming voice from the sky that the 8th son of one specific family would grow up and be the reason for his death In a rage, Kanz tried to killed his cousin and his wife, thinking that that would solve the problem He decided to throw them into prison rather than kill them He also killed every one of their children, totally in 6 A goddess transferred her 7th child into a different place so that it wouldn't be killed So, when she gave birth to her next child, Kanz killed it thinking that his task was done and that he had killed the child that would be his downfall When her true 8th child was born, it was the incarnation of Vishnu Source:  Epified: Krishna