LORD KRISHNA- PART - I Sagalam Krishnarpanam (Short descriptions from Yadhavabhydahaya, Sri Math Bagavatham, Vyasa Maha Bharatham- to know about Lord Krishna from Sanskrit Texts.) Chapter 1: Introduction. Referring: - “Yadhavaabhyudhaya” - the story of Krishnaavathaara by VedantaDesika by Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A, Ph. D, Siromani in Sanskrit. - sadagopan.org ““ The story of Krishna:- Desika traces the clan of yadhu in which the Lord took the incarnation as Krishna. 1. The first of the clan was Chandra, the Moon. "Chandramaa manaso jaathah”. The Moon was born from the mind of the Lord. (Purushasuktham). Desika gives the reason as to why the Moon was born out of His mind. The Moon came out as though he is the personification of the prasaadha, grace of the Lord, paripaaalayithavyeshu prasaadha iva, towards the people deserve to be protected, His devotees because the moon is jagadhaahlaadhakara, gives happiness to all. 2. Budha, the adhidevatha of the planet Mercury was the son of Moon and Pururavas was the son of Budha. Pururavas, says Desika, was the living example of the efficacy of sathaam aahitha vahneenaam stheyathaa, the power of aahithaagni the sacrificial fire, which represents the acts of sacrifice, yajna because it gave him the power of visiting svarga where he fell in love with Urvasi, the celestial damsel and married her. 3. The lineage of Pururavas flourished in all directions of the earth by the fame of his descendants like Ayus and Nahusha, who attained the status of Indra through his merit. When Indra incurred brahmahaththi dosha, the sin of killing a Brahmin by his slaying Vrthraasura, who was the son of Thvashta, a Brahmin, he had to leave the svarga and do penance. Then the devas put Nahusha in the place of Indra since he has performed hundred asvamedha