Story of "Santhanagopalam"
Preface: I had the pleasure of attending "Santhangopalam, a Kathakali program at Chinmaya Thapovanam in Morganville, Pennsylvania with my children. The excerpt below is a summary of what I shared with my children on my way to see the performance. They found my narration very interesting and useful to understand the show, the culmination of which is this blog for your reading pleasure... Story of "Santhanagopalam" as explained to my children: A brahmin lost his 9 children at birth. He came to Krishna and s colded him harshly saying bad things like child death etc happens when the King fails to keep dharma in his country. He abused and scolded Krishna for a long time and Krishna simply sat and heard everything with a smile. Arjuna got irritated listening to the abuse showered on Krishna. He was wondering why Krishna was so silent. Arjuna was getting angry. He wanted to say something but was hesitant to talk as Krishna was keeping silence. Krishna was aware of Arjuna'...