Sri Krishna Jayanti/Gokulashtami/Janmashtami !! Part III !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!



In due course of time, Devaki gave birth to a child in the prison.  Kamsa was very confident that Vasudeva never break his promises.  Vasudeva carried the child and produced before Kamsa.  Kamsa felt happy at the truthfulness of Vasudeva. Kamsa returned the child to Vasudeva, as it was the first child not going to make any threat for him.  Vasudeva invited Brahmins and performed the naming ceremony of the child.  But, he was well aware of the wickedness of Kamsa that may put an end to their happiness.

Maharishi Narada paid a visit to Kamsa and revealed the proposed command of Lord Vishnu in order to protect the inhabitants of Gokula - Yadavas and to annihilate the demons from the Earth.  It increased the fear in him, ordered put Devaki and Vasudeva under heavy chains.  He snatched away the first child from them and killed mercilessly.  His hatred towards Yadavas had no bounds; he even imprisoned his own father Ugrasena and started harassing the Yadavas more than ever before. 

Devaki gave birth to six children; unfortunately all the children were killed by Kamsa mercilessly.  When Devaki conceived the seventh child and it was the Nithyasuri – Adhishesha who was in the womb of Devaki.  Lord Vishnu instructed Yogamaya to go to Gokula where Rohini – second wife of Vasudeva resides.  As per the instruction of Lord, Yogamaya arrived in Gokula and extracted the child from the womb of Devaki and placed it safely on the Rohini’s womb, thus Lord Balarama got the sacred name ‘Sankharshana’.  Lord Vishnu also taught Yogamaya that He will be born as the Eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva.  Yogamaya would take birth as daughter to Nanda and Yasodha. 

 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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