Krishna

Gita refers to the paradox to explain the existence of the world as we see and experience it, and also holds it responsible for the happenings within it. It is the Lord behind the creation that ultimately runs it through His presence as a witness or through his divine will. 

The two-and-a-half-hour-long production brings alive the legend of ‘Krishna’ from what existed three thousand years ago.  

The first half of the production is devoted to the populist episodes: His dual personality - whether it was his joyous years of an adorable childhood - Makhan Chori, Govardhan, Kaliya Raas, or the antics he played while growing into a young adult - His leelas dallying with the gopis, His romance with Radha, his love for nature and his compassion for everything that had life and eventually attaining the stage of human adoration.  Krishna and his very aura sensitize the bhakti movement.   The sound of Krishna’s flute represents the call of the divine for the individual souls. The gopis’ love for Krishna signifies the eternal bond between the soul and God – the atman and the paramatman. The love of the Gopis towards Krishna and that of Krishna towards them shows that the Lord is omnipresent.

The latter half of the presentation emphasizes the role of Krishna in the Mahabharatha war. It is the statesman Krishna who embraces divine intervention in the war of Mahabharata and most importantly imparts the eternal message of Gita on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.   It is Krishna’s message that evokes righteousness in us.

The Kurukshetra is not in a bygone era. It is a dilemma we face moment by moment. We are confronted with situations when we do not know the right path. If we go by our conscience, not thinking of the fruit of our actions, it is probable that we will not err on the wrong side of righteousness.