How the vadh of Narakasur became the reason why we celebrate Bhai Dooj today:

Once upon a time, there lived a king named Narakasur in Prajothispura ( a small province in northern India). He was born as the offspring of Varaha (the wild boar Avatar of Lord Vishnu) and Boomidevi (An incarnation of Satyabhama). Born with such great power, Narakasur was driven to a point of exploiting it in all the wrong ways.

He invaded the three realms. Taking away women, sages, and devas. Basking in his spoils and plunders with no consideration for the consequences. The people of all three lok were tortured by his evil actions. His devious actions reached a point where it could not be tolerated anymore. No one could seem to defeat him, and divine intervention was required.

He invaded Surlok, took away 1000 elephants from Lord Indra, and took away the precious earrings of Maa Aditi, the mother of all Devtas. Such shame was brought to the rulers of the Surloka. Indra Dev turned to Lord Krishna and informed him of the injustice they have been trying to undo. Maa Aditi, an incarnation of Satyabhama, Lord Krishna’s wife. This enraged Lord Krishna, who set out to battle with a Demon that no one in the three Lok could defeat till now.

Because of his evil deeds, Narakasur has been cursed to meet his end at the hands of a woman. The all-knowing Lord Krishna chose his wife Satyabhama to be these fateful hands. They set out, Krishna riding the chariot with Garuda, and a furious Satyabhama out to fulfill their destiny with a promise to bring back the stolen Earrings and to free the sages and Devtas that were captured by Narakasur. Leaving their entire kingdom in fear and uncertainty.

The Fort of Narakasur was said to be impenetrable. Surrounded by magical demons and mountains. The mountains were no match for Lord Krishna and his army. With one swift motion of his mace, the mountain is destroyed, and they are able to penetrate the fortress.

Soon after though, they face the five-headed demon Mura.
Mura relentlessly attacked Krishna and his troops with an unending slew of weapons.
After many long hours of battle, Krishna beheads him with his Chakra (discus) and the monster meets his end. That is why Lord Krishna is also called Murari.

It is said that simply remembering and narrating this story attracts positive vibes for any person to be able to overcome obstacles.

This was just the battle, the war still waged on. The powerful energy of Satyabhama, and Lord Krishna was no match for Narakasur and he was finally fatefully defeated at the hands of the woman that he was cursed with.
With his last breath, the demon king Narakasur utters words of repentance and apologizes for leading a life of sin. His kingdom is handed to his son who pleads his fealty to Lord Krishna.

This great victory is celebrated on Diwali as well, and on safely returning from battle Lord Krishna’s sister, Subhadra is overjoyed! She welcomes her brother with a great celebration. The entire castle is decorated and an air of festivities followed. When Lord Krishna arrives, she is welcomed by his sister with a Tilak on his forehead and aarti. Touched by this gesture of love and welcome, Lord Krishna promises to keep protecting his sister through everything that life may bring.

This was the beginning of the first Bhai Dooj.
A wonderful day indeed.

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