Prahlada -The Embodiment of Devotion

The great Maharishi Kashyapa and his wife Diti had twin sons namely Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha.Lord Krishna took the form of wild boar which is called as the Varaha avarthara and killed Hiranaksha to save mother earth from adharma.His twin brother Hiranyakashipu developed hatred towards the lord since he has killed his brother.As Hiranyakashipu went for a penance towards lord Brahmadeva to attain mystical powers, his wife Kayadhu was under the care of Naradha while she was pregnant.The unborn child of Hiranyakashipu and kayadhu listened to the greatness of the Lord recited by Naradha when he was in his mothers womb.

Eventually the young boy developed devotion towards Lord Narayana.He was called Prahlada and his devotion towards lord grew day by day much to Hiranyakashiou's disspointment

Despite many warnings Prahlada had strong devotion to lord.His belief was stainless.Frustated by this act, Prahlada's father treid to kill him by numerous ways.He was fed with  poison, trampled with elephants,pushed from a mountain, bit by venomous snakes.He survived all the hurdles because of his vairagya(strong love for god).

The day came when Hiranyakashipu himself decided to kill his son.He asked Prahlada if god is everywhere since he is said to be omnipresent.With all devotion Prahlada confessed that Lors is present anywhere and everywhere, both living and non living.He is the paramathma and he resides in all jeevathma.

Hiranyakashipu then pointed a stone pillar and asked if Lord is there.He breaks the pillar with his Mace.With a great sound Lord Narasimha emerges out of the pillar and kiils Hiranyaksha.

This is the best example for a devotion that remains unchanged.Since Lord Narayana did not want his true devotee to wait.So he decided to come out of a pillar instead of a mother's womb which will take 10 months to born.

Lord Krishna - the aabath pandava

'Protector' the word when heard, the first thing that comes to our mind is God-the master of the universe.Thinking little more intense our mind travels into the three supreme powers of the universe the creator,the protector,the destroyer.The human clan bestowed by god with the highest sensibility stays reluctant to the supreme belief.As all of us know, Krishna the 9th avatar of Lord Vishnu preaches all great things that would make life easier and smoother through his Leela's.

Krishna as a protector shows his true sense in Mahabharata when Gauravas grow powerful and Pandavas rights were denied.The five brothers stayed united though.
The one who was left behind was Draupadi, the sacrificial being of all time.At times people with half baked knowledge quote her as a reason for Kurukshetra to happen.

What is so special about this sakha-sakhi friendship?Lord Krishna in every aspect proves that God will never let us down when the communication line between soul
and God remains undisturbed.One strong example is the vastraharan of Draupadi devi where all the valiant warriors, learned Men stood helpless.The true belief of the devotee uttering a single word 'Govinda' in front of all men helped her with the divine intervention and proved her sacredness to the entire world.

Krishna in his life shows to all his devotees what is the definition protection.Protecting is not entering into picture only at times of danger.It is an art.Restricting  a women to do whatever she wanted to pursue doesn't mean that they are protected.Protecting actually means assisting,encouraging,motivating them to follow their heart and stand aide at times of danger.

Few other illustrations from Mahabharata. Subhadra an innocent charm and the sister of lord Krishna once requested her brother to help her abduct Arjuna so that she can marry him.Though her idea was out of innocence the supreme power helped her.Another example is the Rukmini Apharan where the true love of a devotee towards the Lord was reciprocated by fulfilling her wish though it had created an enmity between the kingdom.Krishna proves to be a positive protector(aabath pandava) and bestows the power to his devotees too.

paritraanaaya sadhuunaam vinaashaaya chadushkritaam |dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya sambhavaami yuge yuge ||

Meaning- For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the evil and for the establishment of dharma (righteousness), I (the Lord) am born from age to age.
-Bhagavath Gita

                                                 HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA!
                                                     SARVAM KRISNARPANAM!

Reference:
Mahabharat
Bhagavath Gita