3 Kaal-Stambha [When I, Lord Vishnu, took an avatar on earth as Lord Krishna, there was a message I wished to pass on. I knew that the society was fast degrading and something had to be done about it in the most courteous manner. Many of the things that were somewhat strange in my childhood were passed off as a part of Krishna being a brilliant child.] As I open the door of my hut I shiver with cold, the wind is almost high and icy. The semi-desert is so nearby that all I can taste in my mouth is