JANAMASHTAMI.
ASHVANI JAITLY
Lord Krishna visited this planet to re- educate the world about spirituality, dharma, and the eternal reality. As per scriptures, Krishna incarnated in 3228 BCE in Mathura. He lived on this planet for 126 years.
To this day, hundreds of millions of devotees pray to Him as a perfect personification of divinity. His deeds inspired a treasure house of art and literature. Throughout His visit to this planet, He enacted innumerable roles such as a child, a son, a brother, a disciple, a cowherd, a warrior, a charioteer, a statesman, a motivator and a genius. He was beloved to all. His life is recounted in Sukhsagar, Mahabharat, Srimad Bhagwat, Garg Samhita, Vishnu Puran and Harivansh Puran.
( Writer is Editor-In-Chief of Zikar Punjab )