Bargarh: On the third day of the 75th Dhanu Jatra on Thursday, demon king Kansa ordered Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Sambalpur, Vineet Singh, to run direct trains from Delhi and Puri to Mathura Nagari (Bargarh).
Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Minister Rita Sahu and Singh had attended the Kansa Darbar as royal guests.
The third day also witnessed the birth Lord Krishna. The famous folklore of Lord Krishna’s birth in King Kansa’s cell in Mathura turned Bargarh to parents, Queen Devaki and her husband, King Vasudeva was enacted yesterday.
The lore says Krishna’s birth is followed by Vasudeva being woken up by a divine voice that guides him to take Krishna across the Jeera river as the mythological Yamuna River to Nandraja in Ambapaali which becomes Gopapura during these 11 days.
Hrusikesh Bhoi who essays the role of King Kansa said, “I rushed to the dungeons to kill the eight child just like I killed the rest seven but the child was a girl and not a boy as predicted. The Bijuli Kanya flew into the sky and turned out to be Goddess Durga.”
While Goddess Durga could easily kill demon king Kansa, instead she gives him a cryptic message- “Tate mariba jiye, Gopa re badhuchi siye”
While Ambapalli had a colourful Nandautsav yesterday, King Kansa will be sending demon Putana and other demons one by one to kill Lord Krishna. The 11-day fest will end with the killing of Kansa in the hands of Krishna.
