अपने प्रयाण के निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचने के बाद कृष्ण को एक बार पुनः अपना बचपन याद आ गया। जब वे सुबह उठकर माता यशोदा और बाबा नन्द के चरण स्पर्श करते थे तो आशीष देते हुए उन लोगों की जिह्वा थकती नहीं थी। माँ उन्हें नहला धुला कर तैयार करतीं, फिर वे पास के शिव मन्दिर में जाकर पूजन करके आते तो माँ उन्हें मक्खन, दूध और फल का कलेवा करातीं। उन्हें अपने बचपन की शरारतें याद आने लगीं। माँ बहुत मेहनत से उनके लिए दूध से दही और मक्खन तैयार करती थीं और वे चोरी से उसे अपने मित्रों को बाँट देते थे, इस कार्य में उनसे बहुधा दही या मक्खन की मटकी फूट जाया करती थी। माँ को उनकी इस शरारत पर हँसी तो आती ही थी, वे परेशान भी हो जाया करती थीं।
The author has imagined the last few days of Krishna's live very sensitively. Krishna through his reminisces and conversations with his family retraces his life journey and describes his reasons for his various actions and in-actions. At one point I thought does the God really need to defend his actions but then it came to me that even God are bound by their actions and as such he has been put into docks every so often. So, yes, may be we need to take a look at the whys through his eyes. The author, at the end of the book, has also given a detailed histrocity of Krishna's birth and life by citing various archeological and geological findings available. However, for me the most beautiful and deep conversations were between Krishna and Radha, it was just mesmerizing.
The book clears lots of doubts about why Krishna did what he did, however, there are one or two points with which I don't fully agree upon, e.g. Krishna's support for kidnapping. Also, the love of Krishna and Yashoda could be explored more in the later chapters. Other than that, the book is beautifully written. It's definitely insightful and gives answers to a lot of unanswered questions.
The writer reduces certain acts of Shri Krishna by saying they did not or could not happen and thereby diminishes value of what could have been a beautiful book on Shri Krishna
This book is very gud. Clears many doubts about krishna life. If you believe logic you must read this book first and then believe the Lord krishna or in my words great human krishna
हाल के दिनों में श्रीकृष्ण के बारे में मेरी पढ़ी गयी बेहतरीन किताबों में से एक। सरल भाषा शैली और भावनाओं का सुंदर मिश्रण। श्री कृष्ण और महाभारत कालीन घटनाओं के नए नज़रिये से बहुत ही बेहतर ढंग से लिखा है।