Week 11 A: Reading Krishna Part 2

This week I watched the rest of Epified TV videos about Krishna.  My favorite part out of this section was the part called Krishna Humbles Brahma.  I thought this story was so interesting.  The creator, Brahma ends up respecting Krishna after witnessing his powers.  As someone unfamiliar with non-western religion, it seems amazing that the creator would be humbled by someone else.   I also thought it really cute how Krishna responds to Brahma's trick of hiding all the cow herds.  Krishna simply makes new versions to replace the stolen ones so that the village could continue on.  When Brahma reappears, he finds that everything seems normal.  After looking closer he sees that everything is Krishna.  This is what makes him respect and be humbled by Krishna.
Krishna Humbles Brahma

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