Reading Notes: Epified-Krishna, Part A
The king killing his sister's children to protect himself reminded me of the story of Ganga drowning her children, but not explaining why to her husband. I could combine ideas from both of these stories to create a new one. Maybe a woman kills her children because of a prophesy that the children will kill their father.
I love that Durga calls the king out on his sexism. I've written a story before based on Amba's life where a female protagonist is underestimated and gets revenge from a cruel man. I would definitely be fine with writing another story of women giving a proud and hateful man what he deserves. I could also flip the gender on this as well. After all, any person can be evil, not just men.
The idea of a demoness infiltrating a family and trying to kill one of the children residing there sounds like a great plot for a movie. I would love to write this in a modern, horror style story. From the perspective of the family, I could describe how the demoness appeared as a kind woman and was trusted. I could show how she slowly changed into a malicious person. Or maybe, she would hold her disguise until the end when she took the child. This story reminds me of karma– you try to kill someone and instead they kill you. I could work with this concept as well.
I found it really interesting that Krishna was a naughty child. I feel like, in the past, godly characters in Indian stories were always good and hardly had faults. It could be fun writing about a child who was a trouble maker and show how his naughtiness helped him to become a better man.
I felt it was sort of silly that Krishna defeated the giant snake using music and dance. I might rewrite this as a detailed battle between the two. It also reminded me of the snake who helped Krishna and his father escape the king's wrath. Perhaps the snake who saved him before could be called to assist him here.
I felt really inspired by some of the loving acts of Radha and Krishna. The two were like one soul split into two bodies. I love writing love stories so this would definitely be a fun option for me. The idea of two village children growing up together and loving one another endlessly is definitely intriguing.
Image Information: Snake, Source: Flickr
Bibliography: Krishna by Epified
I love that Durga calls the king out on his sexism. I've written a story before based on Amba's life where a female protagonist is underestimated and gets revenge from a cruel man. I would definitely be fine with writing another story of women giving a proud and hateful man what he deserves. I could also flip the gender on this as well. After all, any person can be evil, not just men.
The idea of a demoness infiltrating a family and trying to kill one of the children residing there sounds like a great plot for a movie. I would love to write this in a modern, horror style story. From the perspective of the family, I could describe how the demoness appeared as a kind woman and was trusted. I could show how she slowly changed into a malicious person. Or maybe, she would hold her disguise until the end when she took the child. This story reminds me of karma– you try to kill someone and instead they kill you. I could work with this concept as well.
I found it really interesting that Krishna was a naughty child. I feel like, in the past, godly characters in Indian stories were always good and hardly had faults. It could be fun writing about a child who was a trouble maker and show how his naughtiness helped him to become a better man.
I felt really inspired by some of the loving acts of Radha and Krishna. The two were like one soul split into two bodies. I love writing love stories so this would definitely be a fun option for me. The idea of two village children growing up together and loving one another endlessly is definitely intriguing.
Image Information: Snake, Source: Flickr
Bibliography: Krishna by Epified
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