Vasudeva Krishna and Mathura
A long time ago, thousands of years ago by many estimates, a dusky child was born in a prison. The night was at it's darkest and there were thunderstorms everywhere. The parents were amazed that the child did not utter a single cry, lest the guards bring his evil uncle who was bent on killing him. The guards of the palace, alert as ever, fell in a dreamless sleep as though drugged. Even as the parents watched, longingly at the child, to hold him in their hands, the chains that were preventing them from doing so, fell off miraculously! A few more events followed which proved beyond doubt that this was God himself who had come down to rid the earth of Evil. The same Lord who described the sublime philosophy of the Vedas and Upanishads in an eternal song to his devotee Arjuna. This was the Sage Narayana who had come unto earth as one of his most beautiful and endearing avatars, Lord Krishna. Later, people built a temple to honor the birthplace of Krishna in Mathura at the prison of K...