Suddenly in the outskirts of Gokul, there appeared a huge bull and it looked like it was going to maul anyone who came near it. It was charging through the fields destroying crops. It just did not care as it maimed any and all people who tried to control it.

The Gopas naturally ran to the only person whom they thought would protect them.

"KRISHNA!" A Gopa screamed as the bull whammed him hard against the tree on the road. The Gopa screamed and fell on the street.

The bull pulled itself back and was about to charge on the Gopa again, when something with the force of the sledgehammer threw the bull back.

The bull fell back hard and looked completely furious as it slipped and fell down and beside the young Gopa, it saw a black youth looking almost radiant. But right now, the young man was almost furious as he eyed the bull.

The bull snorted angrily as it dug its hell in the ground and looked at the dark boy, who pushed the Gopa aside and turned his attention to the bull.

The bull charged - with all its ferocious brute strength, the bull charged and tried to gore the dark youth.

But the boy caught hold of the horns of the bull and ferociously pushed it back.

The bull fell back as he realized that the boy looked simple, but he had a powerful, almost unheard of wiry strength.

Panting the bull charged again at the boy.

The boy effortlessly caught the bull and this time pushed the bull back with a lot more force. The bull landed on its back and gave a pathetic wail as it tried to pull itself up. But the boy snarled and pulled himself ahead as he landed a blow on the neck of the bull, trying to weaken it.

The blow was powerful as the bull looked shaken. The bull tried to push itself back, but the boy caught it hard and this time, he caught hold of the horns of the bull and pushed it back real hard.

But by now, the bull was angry and unable to control itself, it charged on the boy again.

Almost within a few minutes, the boy killed the bull almost effortlessly.

(This bull is Arshtasura, the bull Demon.

Before this, there is also a story of Sudarshana - a devotee of Lord Shiva who was cursed to be a python and who roamed around the places near Vrindavan.

It is believed that Krishna's touch cured this curse for Sudarshana.

There is even a story about how one of helper's of Varuna (The God of the Sea) kidnapped Nanda. As usual, Krishna used his powers and protected his father and brought him back.

Further, Krishna's stay at Vrindavan would be incomplete without making mention about the Gopikas of Vrindavan.

Krishna was an extraordinarily handsome man and his dark hue and powerful eyes further made him look even more charming.

And with his deeds, almost no one in Vrindavan escaped the charm of Krishna.

By the time of the attack of Arishtasura, every single person in Vrindavan had fallen under the charm of Krishna.

All the Gopikas of Vrindavan wanted nothing more than to be Krishna's beloved (Even the married Gopikas.)

Krishna for his part pulled a lot of pranks on the women. But none of the women minded. In fact they all loved him even more for it.

It is said that this love which the Gopikas had for Krishna is very special because it was beyond lust.

In Krishna's eyes, he did not differentiate between any of the Gopikas who loved him - no matter how they looked. To him, they looked beautiful no matter what. And the Gopikas loved him for that.

It was here that the "Rasa" Dance must be mentioned.

All the Gopikas wanted to have a dance with Krishna. At the same time.

They had all gotten together thinking they were the one who were going to dance with the dark Krishna.

It is said that Krishna multiplied himself so that each Gopika felt like she was the one dancing with Krishna. That dance was said to be the highest level of bliss one could achieve through devotion and it is believed that during this dance, the Gopikas all achieved oneness with the Lord.

It must also be added that an demon called Sankhachuda was killed by Krishna, when the demon tried to hurt the Gopikas who were about to dance with him.

And finally, mention of the Gopikas would be incomplete without mentioning Radha.

Jayadeva was a great poet in the 12th century who wrote the Gita Govind. It was in this book that Radha was introduced for the first time. The Gita Govind gives a beautiful narration about the love story of Krishna and Radha.

Radha is considered to be the most powerful Gopika of them all. Because she is said to have been the one whom Krishna truly loved back.

In fact some stories even consider Radha as more powerful than Krishna because Radha is not considered as Krishna's lover. It is presumed that she is Krishna in a feminine form.

However, there are some views also prevalent in mythology which say that Radha is not a girl - it is an idea.

Krishna is meant to be the Supreme Force - and Radha is the human which was able to successfully attain that level of becoming one with the Supreme Force.

Radha and Krishna are special because their bond is what all human souls are supposed to yearn for - to understand that level of spiritual understanding to merge with the Supreme Force in the universe.)

After the attack of Arishtasura, however, things started changing in the kingdom of Mathura.

Sage Narada had realized that Krishna's stay in Vrindavan was over.

He went to the Kamsa and gave him the one information that Kamsa had wanted to confirm - that the son of Nanda was indeed the eighth son of Devaki.