Tonight, millions of homes stay awake till midnight — for a birthday. The birth happened in a locked prison cell, to a mother under a death sentence — chosen, the tradition says, on purpose.
In the Mahabharata, when every human protection had been stripped from Draupadi in open court, she called his name — and her sari simply never ran out. Krishna Bhagwan manifested on earth to protect Dharma.
That is what the word avatār carries: the infinite stepping into the story, wherever the door is locked - to protect and to free.
Happy Janmashtami! Share this with someone keeping the midnight vigil tonight.
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The 'Sanātana' series explores Hinduism’s ageless, borderless and limitless wisdom through stories and insights that illuminate life today.
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In the Mahabharata, when every human protection had been stripped from Draupadi in open court, she called his name — and her sari simply never ran out. Krishna Bhagwan manifested on earth to protect Dharma.
That is what the word avatār carries: the infinite stepping into the story, wherever the door is locked - to protect and to free.
Happy Janmashtami! Share this with someone keeping the midnight vigil tonight.
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The 'Sanātana' series explores Hinduism’s ageless, borderless and limitless wisdom through stories and insights that illuminate life today.
#Sanatanadharma #hinduism #sanatana #baps #bapsbetterliving #avatar #krishna #bhagwan #janmashtami