GOKULASHTAMI CELEBRATION
As it is with other sacred Hindu
occassions, the origin of Janmashtami is steeped in supernatural
happenings and divine incidents. All these have given rise to a plethora
of fascinating stories and legends, vehemently dismissed by atheists but
strongly believed by millions of pious Hindus. Here we bring you some of
the popular legends and tales related to Janmashtami. Go through these
interesting Janmashtami legends and stories and
click here to share them with your friends and dear ones. Happy
Janmashtami!
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In the era of the Svayambhuva Manu,
prajapati Sutapa and his wife Prsni were instructed by Lord Brahma to
have progeny. They performed severe austerities for twelve thousand
years of the demigods to have the Lord as their child. Pleased by their austerities the Lord
appeared and granted them this benediction. Since He gave them this
benediction three times, in Satya-yuga He first appeared as the son of
Prsni and Sutapa and was called Prsnigarba. In Treta-yuga they were
Aditi and Kasyapa Muni and the Lord appeared as Vamanadeva. Finally in the Dvapara yuga, Krishna in His
original form, appeared as the child of Devaki and Vasudeva. Krishna
appeared specifically on the request of Bhudevi, the presiding deity of
the Earth planet. Distressed by the burden of many demons who had
appeared as powerful Kshatriyas and were ruling the planet impiously,
she assumed the form of a cow and pleaded to Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma with all the demigods prayed to Lord Vishnu in Svetadvipa by chanting the Purusa-sukta prayers. At this time the Lord
informed Brahma that in order to establish religiosity and destroy
evil, He would soon appear as His original Self. In the meantime the
various demigods were instructed to take birth in various families in
the Yadu dynasty and prepare for the appearance of the Lord
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