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Srila Prabhupada’s original ISKCON Press 1970 KRSNA Book. KRSNA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the story of Krishna’s life. It starts with His birth in the prison house of King Kamsa and follows the adventures of Krishna throughout His life including His escape from being killed by cruel King Kamsa, His childhood in Vrindavan and His loving pastimes with all the residents of Vrindavan including His parents, His cowherd boyfriends, His gopi girlfriends and all the other residents of Vrindavan including even the animals.

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Front Cover from Krsna The Supreme Personality of Godhead Volume 2, In 1970 George Harrison paid the entire printing costs for the first printing of Krsna Book
Krishna and Jambavan fought like two opposing vultures.
While Krsna and Arjuna were resting and drinking water, they saw a beautiful girl of marriageable age walking alone at the bank of the Yamuna.
Krsna pulled them strongly, just as a child pulls a toy wooden bull.
Lord Krsna saw that the trident of the Mura demon was gradually rushing toward His carrier, Garuda.
Rukmini fell down straight, like a banana tree cut down by a whirlwind.
Balarama took a club in His hand and without further talk struck Rukmi on the head.
When Banasura saw him, Aniruddha was engaged in playing with Usa.
Banasura rushed towards Krsna, simultaneously working 500 bows and 2,000 arrows.
The demigod was obliged to accept the body of a lizard.
Balarama passed every night with the gopis in the forest of Vrndavana.
Seeing Paundraka imitating His posture and dress, He could not check His laughter.
This time, Narada Muni saw that Lord Krsna was engaged as an affectionate father petting His small children.
SiSupala continued to insult Krisna, and Krisna patiently heard him without protest.
They were all enjoying the occasion by throwing liquid substances on each other.
Krsna cut off Salva's head, and the head, with earrings and helmets, fell on the ground.
Balarama killed Romaharsana simply by striking him with a blade of grass.
At the first opportunity Balarama dragged the demon down with His plow.
The women in the palace were surprised to see that the poor Brahmana was seated on the bedstead of Lord Krsna.
Arjuna was simply looking over beautiful Subhadra, who was very enchanting even to the great heroes and kings.
The personified Vedas assemble around the Lord and begin to glorify Him.
The Lord would sprinkle water on the bodies of the queens with a syringe-like instrument.
Lord Krsna immediately stood up along with His ministers and secretaries to receive the great sage Narada Muni.
All the members of the Yadu dynasty again took their baths in the lakes created by Lord Parasurama.
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Dear mother Devaki, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead ...
Therefore I request You to conceal this four-armed form of Your Lordship which holds the four symbols of Visnu ...
Lord Krsna played on the lap of Devaki just like an ordinary child.
The joyous vibrations at Krsna's birth ceremony could be heard in all the pasturing grounds and houses.
Oh child, leave me, leave me !
The night was very dark, but Vasudeva could see everything just as in the sunlight.
Vasudeva silently entered the house and exchanged his son for the girl.
No one could ascertain the cause of the cart's falling.
Trnavarta felt the baby to be as heavy as a mountain.
Mother Yasoda saw within the mouth of Krsna the whole sky, including all the luminaries, stars and all directions.
All day They simply make arrangements to steal our butter and yogurt.
The great sage Narada Muni
The family priest, Gargamuni, performed the name-giving ceremony when Krsna was one year old.
Yasoda and Rohini would call all their neighboring friends to see the fun.
The darling of Vraja.
Krsna had to plan how to stop the destruction of His intimate friends.
Seeing Krsna enjoying with His cowherd friends, Lord Brahma decided to play a trick.
Krsna always demanded mother Yasoda's complete attention.
Out of the broken , fallen trees came two personalitics; , shining like blazing fire .
With tumultuous sound they started for V rndavana.
I am offering my humble obeisances and prayers just to please You.
Krsna brought forward the cows and played on His flute through the forest of vrndavana.
Krsna bifurcated Bakasura's mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.
Returning home, Krsna and Balarama Were received by Their affectionate mothers
We think that this apparent punishment to Kaliya is actually some benediction.
Garuda struck the body of Kaliya with his effulgent golden wings.
Krsna would praise them, My dear friends, you are dancing and singing very nicely.
Pralambasura looked just like a cloud with lightning carrying the moon.
Krsna, the supreme mystic, immediately swallowed up all the flames of the fire.
Due to remaining in the water for a long time , the gopis felt cold and were shivering.
Do not be afraid of the hill and think that it will fall from My hand.
King Indra from the heavenly planet appeared before Krsna from a secluded place .
The god of the waters was holding Nanda captive underneath the sea.
The gopis remembered their pastimes with Krsna?
The wives of the brahmanas saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he entered within their hearts through their eyes.
Krsna, the supreme enjoyer, desired to enjoy the company of the gopis.
Out of many Thousands of gopis, Radharani is the most prominent.
Krsna appeared on the scene and touched the serpent with His lotus feet.
Mohana Madhuri.
It appeared that Krsna was a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace .
Being kicked by Krsna, AriHasura rolled over and began to move his legs violently.
The hand of Krsna felt to Kesi like a hot iron rod.
Akrura became overwhelmed with all the symptoms of ecstasy; he wept, and his body trembled
Akrura saw Balarama turned into Sesa Naga and Krsna turned into Maha-Visnu.
0 dear Damodara ! Dear Madhava!
The audience was not very satisfied because the wrestlers did not appear to be equally matched.
Simply from the strokes of His fist, Kamsa lost his vital force
The florist begged from the Lord that he might remain His eternal servant.
The elephant moved before Krwa like inevitable death.
Their blood began to flow just like the waves of a river.
Bumblebee, you are the unreliable servant of an unreliable master.
Some time back you caused the drowning of the son of Our teacher . I order you to return him.
Full of feminine bashfulness, Kubja stood gracefully before Krsna.
Krsna and Balarama jumped from the top of the mountain.
Rukmini was praying to Krsna for the life of her brother.
Kalayavana burnt into ashes within a moment.
The cook found a nice baby within the belly of the fish.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousnes
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Plate Five
Plate Six
Plate Seven
Krishna Janmasthan,
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Crela Prabhupada's room in the Kanea-Balarama Mandira
The Kanea-Balarama Mandira in Vandavana, India.
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Brahma-kunda, the site where Lord Brahma offered his prayers to Lord ??t;ta after the pastime known as Brahma-vimohana-lila.
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