the birth of Krishna and his escape from Mathura.
incarnation of Vishnu's own power
100's of years ago, many demons came to exist to harass man
Earth took form of a cow and visited Brahma Deva to get rid of the demons.
Brahma Deva took the god Shiva and visited Lord Vishnu. (Why did Deva take Shiva?). Asked Vishnu to be born again to help earth.
Vishnu, after hearing the story, pulled out 2 of his hairs. One black and one white. The hairs will take human form. White- will be born as Balarama and shall be the incarnation of my serpent Shesha. Black- will be born as Krishna a will slay Kansa and the demons who aid him.
“Today Kansa in his folly honours her whose eighth child will slay him.”
Comes during wedding procession
Sage Narada came and told Prince Kansa that he will be slayn
Prince Kansa then killed all 6 children and threw Vasudeva and Devaki into prison.
Vasudeva and Devaki got news that they will have a 7th child. White hair
But before Devaki’s seventh child was born, the Lord Vishnu caused it to be drawn from her womb and placed in the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva’s other wife who was in hiding in Gokula for fear of King Kansa. Rohini gave birth to a son and called him Balarama. But the dungeon guards told King Kansa that Devaki had miscarried.
In due time, the eighth child came. The black hair.
he had four bejewelled arms and on his brow a diadem
split water
took in his place Yashoda’s baby girl and carried her back with him to Mathura.
“Fool, did you hope to slay me? Your real enemy Krishna is born and is now in safety.”
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| Vasudeva carrying the newborn Krishna (Source) |
Bibliography- Shri Krishna of Dwarka and Other Stories by C. A. Kincaid (1920)
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