Lord Mahavishnu's incarnation as Sri Krishna not only gives rise to a large share of the Itihasic and Puranic scriptures, but also, and most importantly, to the Bhagavad Gita. As a young boy, Sri Krishna, born into the Yadava clan, chiefly an agrarian community, charmed all the villagers with his maya, used at first for the innocent mischief of youth, and later, as he achieved the reputation of being a considerable enemy of wrong-doers, for vanquishing the wicked and the brutal. Through their own languages and styles, different regions of India have bequeathed to us exquisitely colorful descriptions of Sri Krishna's life as a cowherd in the lush forests of Vrindavan, of Sri Krishna's divine flute