Krishna: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero

Krishna is considered by many to be the main protagonist of the Mahabharata.

Krishna is the son of Devaki, the princess of Mathura, and Vasudeva, the prince of Shurasena. He takes birth inside a prison-cell and is then transported across the river Yamuna by Vasudeva to the house of Nanda and Yashoda in Vrindavan.

For the first fourteen years of his life, he is fostered at the cowherd settlement of Vrindavan. His half-brother Balarama, with whom he shares a father, is also present with him ...