10 Krishna’s stories for kids you can narrate to your kids at bedtime

Lord Krishna stories in English for kids The Krishna’s stories are unique for their great compassion for the villains.

The stories about Krishna during his childhood, his antics, miracles and his unique powers have left us with a desire to learn more.

Here are 10 of the most popular and interesting stories about lord krishna’s stories that are great bedtime stories for kids:

Krishna’s Birth

Kamsa imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva and ordered his soldiers to guard the cell. Every time Devaki gave birth to a child, Kamsa would visit the couple and take away their baby. Dashing it to the wall, he would kill it. When Devaki was pregnant for the seventh time, the foetus was miraculously transferred to Rohini’s womb in Vrindavan. Kamsa was told that it had been a stillbirth. Devaki and Vasudeva eighth child Krishna was born at the stroke of midnight. This special day is now celebrated as Janmashtami.

Moral – If you give your word, keep it.

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Krishna miraculously escapes

When Krishna was an infant, Yashoda had taken him to a village festival. After everyone had their afternoon meal, Yashoda left Krishna to sleep under a bullock cart. After a while, Krishna woke up to the noise of music. Krishna’s stories All the villagers were dancing and so Krishna also started dancing to the beats. He then accidentally hit the wheel of the bullock cart which made the cart crash to the ground.

People darted towards the cart expecting the worst to have happened to the little boy. Astonishingly, they found the little boy still happily dancing to the tunes. Though it was one of the first incidents that proved Krishna’s celestial powers, people believed that it was a miracle that the boy was untouched by the crash.

Yashoda and the secrets about Krishna

When Krishna was much younger, he sat looking at the Gopis clean all the vessels. He noticed that after a vessel in which butter was stored was emptied, the Gopis would clean them using mud. He started to wonder if even he would have to eat mud after eating butter to clean his stomach.

So, after eating butter to his fill, he stuffed his mouth with mud. His brother, Balram, and his friends noticed that he had stuffed his mouth and asked him what it was. He refused to open his mouth so they took him to Yashoda. Yashoda also asked him to open his mouth but he did not say anything nor open his mouth. Yashoda then grabbed a stick out of anger and said he would get a beating if he didn’t open his mouth right away.

Krishna then opened his mouth and to her surprise, Yashoda could see the entire universe clearly in Krishna’s mouth. She could even spot Gokula and herself standing in front of the child with his open mouth. In disbelief, she closed her eyes to clear her mind. When she opened her eyes she saw Krishna smiling at her innocently. Though Yashoda had taken note of this miracle, she kept it to herself as Krishna seemed unaffected.

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Krishna and Lord Brahma

Once, Lord Brahma decided to test Krishna’s powers. So, he hid all the children and calves of Vrindavan in Brahma Loka. Krishna was unhappy with Brahma’s doing, and decided to teach him a lesson. So, he assumed the form of all his friends and calves and went to their homes. Nobody could even tell the difference.

When Brahma decided to check the situation in Vrindavan, he was shocked to see all the children and calves. Lord Brahma immediately realised his mistake and asked Krishna for forgiveness.

Moral – As you sow, so shall you reap.

Krishna and Govardhan

It was a ritual among the inhabitants of Vrindavan to worship Indra, the god of rain. Once, when preparations were in full swing, Krishna suggested that the villagers should rather worship the Govardhan hill. They assented and started worshipping the hill. This made Indra very angry, and he let his rain clouds loose over the village.

It poured cats and dogs for days on end, and everybody sought Krishna’s help. Unable to see his devotees in plight, the Lord lifted the Govardhan with his little finger. He asked the villagers to take shelter under the hill and stood in that position for seven nights. Indra realised his mistake and apologized to Krishna.

Moral – Always help someone in need, if you can.

Krishna and Aghasura

Once, Krishna and his friends set out on a picnic to the nearby forest. While they were enjoying, Aghasura, who was the brother of Putana, appeared at that spot. He had been sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna. The demon assumed the form of a python and made himself as long as a cave and as big as a mountain. Then, he lay in wait.

The cowherd boys, enticed by the beauty of the cave, entered it. krishna’s stories knew that it was Aghasura and tried to warn his friends, but they were in no mood to listen. The demon had plans of closing his mouth once Krishna had entered his mouth. To save his friends, Krishna entered the cave and expanded himself. This suffocated the demon and lead to his death.

Moral – Good advice will stand you in good stead

Krishna and his love for butter

Krishna loved eating butter. As he grew older, Krishna started stealing butter from his own house and neighbors’. Yashoda hung up the butter so that Krishna wouldn’t be able to reach it. Slowly, other gopis also followed suit.

Krishna and his friends weren’t the ones to give up easily. They worked out a solution to this. The next time they raided a house for butter, Krishna made his friends form a human pyramid. He reached the top and broke the pot of butter. The friends relished it, much to the anger and disappointment of the gopis!

Moral – Focus on the solution and not on the problem.

The Divine Prophecy

Aeons ago, there lived a king named Ugrasena. He had two children – a son named Kamsa and a daughter named Devaki. Devaki was a good-natured person, but Kamsa had an evil mind. When he grew up, he dethroned his father and put him in jail.

Meanwhile, his sister Devaki married king Vasudeva. As Kamsa was escorting his sister to her in-laws’ place, a voice rang out from the skies – “The eighth son of your sister will grow up to kill you.” Kamsa wanted to put his sister to death to save his life. But Vasudeva begged Kamsa to spare his wife. He promised that he would hand over every child of theirs. Kamsa was pacified and put the couple behind bars.

Moral – You should never disrespect her parents.

Krishna and Kaliya

Every day, Krishna would take his cows to graze by the river. Suddenly, cows started dying after drinking from the river. With his divine power, Krishna realised that the ten-headed serpent Kaliya was poisoning the water with his venom.

He confronted Kaliya and asked him to stop, but the stubborn serpent refused. Krishna dived into the river and emerged dancing on Kaliya’s head. By then, all the villagers had gathered and were anxious for Krishna. Slowly, the Lord became heavier and heavier, until the serpent couldn’t bear his weight any longer. lord Krishna stories in English For Kids Kaliya’s wives begged Krishna to stop and they left the river, never to return.

Moral – Peace is better than war.

Krishna Kills Kamsa

lord Krishna stories in English For Kids Kamsa had been trying to kill Krishna but in vain. So, he hatched another plan. With his servant Akura, he sent a message inviting Krishna and Balarama to the wrestling match at Mathura.

Both of them agreed to attend the event. Once there, Kamsa pitted the brothers against two of his strongest wrestlers. Krishna and Balarama accepted the challenge, and easily defeated their opponents.