Happy Krishna Janmashtami

HEY, GUYS WISHING YOU AN ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL AND ENJOYABLE KRISHNAJANMASHTAMI!!! MAY THE LORD KRISHNA BLESS YOU DURING FESTIVAL TIME AND FOREVERMORE!!!

WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI??? Many would ponder over this question today!! Krishna is Devaki and Vasudeva’s son and his birthday is celebrated by Hindus as Janmashtami, particularly those of Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition as he is considered the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Janmashtami is celebrated when Krishna is believed to have been born according to Hindu tradition, which is in Mathura at midnight on the eighth day of Bhadrapada month (overlaps with August and 3 September in the Gregorian calendar)

Krishna is born in an area of chaos. It's a time when persecution was rampant, freedoms were denied, evil was everywhere, and when there was a threat to his life by his uncle King Kansa. Immediately following the birth at Mathura, his father Vasudeva takes Krishna across the Yamuna, to foster parents in Gokul, named Nanda and Yashoda. This legend is celebrated on Janmashtami by people keeping fast, singing devotional songs of love for Krishna, and keeping a vigil into the night. After Krishna's midnight hour birth, statues of baby Krishna are washed and clothed, then placed in a cradle. The devotees then break their fast, by sharing food and sweets. Women draw tiny footprints outside their house doors and kitchen, walking towards their house, a symbolism for Krishna's journey into their homes.

The festival gets this popular name from the legend of the baby Krishna. According to it, he would seek and steal milk products such as yogurt and butter and people would hide their supplies high up out of the baby's reach. Krishna would try all sorts of creative ideas in his pursuit, such as making human pyramids with his friends to break these high hanging pots. This story is the theme of numerous reliefs on Hindu temples across India, as well as literature and dance-drama repertoire, symbolizing the joyful innocence of children, that love and life's play is the manifestation of God.

In many places in India, this Krishna legend is played out as a community tradition on Janmashtami, where pots of yogurt are hung high up, sometimes with tall poles or from ropes hanging from the second or third level of a building. Per the annual tradition, teams of youth and boys called the "Govindas" go around to these hanging pots, climb one over another and form a human pyramid, then break the pot. Girls surround these boys, cheer and tease them while dancing and singing. The spilled contents are considered as Prasada (celebratory offering).

It is a public spectacle, cheered and welcomed as a community event. ENJOY YOURSELVES, MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN KRISHNA!!!

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