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Book Review : The Magic Flute by K.M.Munshi

 The Magic Flute 

(Krishnavatara book #1)

By K.M.Munshi 


Published Year: 1966

Page Count: 328 pages 

Medium Used: Kindle PW 

Genre : Hinduism, Lord Krishna, Radha, Spirituality, Mythology, 2025-read. 

Rating : 3/5 



This book is much altered from what the Mythological stories tell about the childhood and birth of lord Sree Krishna. He has mentioned the numerous demons that Krishna as a child slaughters and defeats but shows them as if their deaths are  coincidental accidents on his part rather than manifestations of his inherent godliness. I take offense to these kind of overtures. But I find that in most of these fictional works which depend on Mythology, only few really do justice to the miraculous events in the tales. I liked the book on Krishna by Shivaji Sawant which while portraying him as a human also shed light on his divine angle. 


I should give this book an overall 2 point rating but I felt Krishna's character play with Radha,his lover  and Trivakra, the hunchback woman, very enlightening and enlivening. This book shows Radha as an elderly village milk maid,  already betrothed to Ayan, a military man working in  Kamsa's army.  Radha Krishna love is endearing and enduring. In this story, they get secretly married before Krishna leaves to Mathura. Also they know within their hearts that they will both become different people after this separation and Radha tells Krishna she will always remember him as her Kahn ,special God boy and will not come live with him in Mathura. They show real maturity in taking this vow with each other. 


Trivakra is a hunchback woman who has faced ridicule from everyone for her appearance and in her every night prayers to God, wishes she become normal. Krishna appears in her life as a God and cures her ailment. The whole sequence between them gave me a good, positive vibe. 


I thought the handling of Krishna's interaction with Kuvalayapida, the angry elephant is ridiculous. He didn't play with it and put it into a dreamy slumber. It was evil and he killed it, dammit. Tell what was like it is known to all, Mr. Munshi!! 



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