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Keshav's Painting
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Keshav's Painting -63
52 Bhagavatha - Raasa Leela. (Commentators on the Bhagavatha have called the Goverdhana episode as the heart of the Bhagavatha; And the five chapters, from 29-33 in the 10th book of the Bhagavatha, called the Raas…
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Keshav's Painting -62
51 Bhagavatha - Govinda Pattabhishekam Indra, having witnessed the glory of Krishna (who lifted the Goverdhana to protect Vraja) was ashamed. He seeks Krishna in a secluded place and touches his feet with his splendorous…
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Keshav's Painting -61
50 Bhagavatha - Krishna's subdues Indra's pride Krishna saw that Vraja was getting ready for the worship of Indra - the god of rain. Although Krishna knows this, he asks his father Nanda: "O father, kindly tell me what…
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Keshav's Painting -60
49 Bhagavatha - Grace shown to the brahmin matrons One day, accompanied by Balarama and the cowherd boys, Krishna went far away from Vrindavana while pasturing the cattle. It was a scorching hot summer and all of them…
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Keshav's Painting -59
48 Bhagavatha - Krishna steals the garments of the gopis In the winter month of Margasirsha, the maids of Vraja undertake a vow by worshipping Goddess Katyayani. They take a dip in the river Yamuna at day break. They…
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Keshav's Painting -58
47 Bhagavatha - Krishna swallows the forest fire After Kaliya went away, the inhabitants of Vraja and the cows spent that night near the banks of the Kalindi (Yamuna). In the course of that night a wildfire broke out in…
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Keshav's Painting -57
46 Bhagavatha -- Kaliyamardhana In the bed of Yamuna, there was a pool inhabited by the serpent Kaliya. The water was being constantly boiled by the fire of its poison. Birds flying over it fell down dead. Touched by the…
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Keshav's Painting -56
45 Bhagavatha - Brahma's illusion Krishna rescues the cowherds from the mouth of the demon Aghasura. He brings them to the sandy banks of the Yamuna. "What a charming place this Yamuna is, with its unsullied sands, O…
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Keshav's Painting -55
44 Bhagavatha - The deliverance of Bakasura and Aghasura Balarama and Krishna assumed the role of cowherds and roamed about grazing calves in the woods. When they reach the vicinity of a pond, they halted to provide the…
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Keshav's Painting -54
43 Bhagavatha - Vatsasura Once the cowherds led by Balarama and Krishna were grazing the calves on the the bank of the Yamuna. A demon appeared there disguised as a calf, to kill the divine brothers. Krishna pointed it…
