Significance of Sri Krishna Janmashtami
“Yada yada hi dharmasya glaanirbhavati bhaarata, Abhyutthaanam adharmasya tadaatmaanam srijaamyaham” Whenever faith is under attack in this world, I will re-appear to protect those who are devoted to me and to re-establish faith and order. Janmashtami is celebrated in India and other parts of the world as the day on which the preacher of the greatest way of life, great philosophy of the Vedanta was born onto this earth. Krishna Avatar or incarnation is utmost important incarnations of the ten incarnations of Lord Sriman Narayana. The message of the four paths to liberation as spoken by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the greatest spiritual gift of Janmashtami to the Hindu thought process. It is believed that the devotees who fast on this auspicious day get all their desires fulfilled. Lord Krishna was born to Vasudeva and Devaki who were thrown in the jail by Devaki’s brother Kansa. It was predicted by some Aakashvani or soothsayers that Kansa was supposed...