Reading Notes: Krishna and Narakasura

How does one turn into a rakshasa or asura? Is it a predetermined thing or is it due to consequences from actions? I can already assume that Krishna will defeat Narakasura which will probably be less than ideal for Vishnu. Because it’s almost like Vishnu brought Narakasura into the world but then has to destroy him. Why is Naraka invincible to Indra (who is very powerful in his own right)?

Amaravati seems like a Mount Olympus type place where all the gods gather. It might be cool to do a story where Olympus is attacked and one of the demigods saves the devas. It would be very Percy Jackson like. Krishna would pretty much be Percy. His discus could be reused for whoever saves Olympus.

Krishna attacking Narakasura

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Bibliography:

Krishna and Narakasura: Confidence versus Arrogance by Kamala Chandrakant, M.N. Nangare and Anant Pai