Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 7:11-20

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Krsna-janma-khanda

The Birth of Lord Krsna

Chapter 7: Verse 11-20

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 11. ...many different kinds of gifts, many different kinds of jewels, many diamonds, which are the king of jewels, and many jewel cups. 12.-14.Then Vasudeva took his bride, who was splendid as a hundred moons, decorated with splendid jewels, noble, glorious, able to enchant the three worlds, the best of women, a treasury of beauty, a treasury of virtue, smiling with crooked eyes, in full bloom of youth, and a perfect bride, placed her in his chariot and began to depart. Kamsa, who was filled with joy on the occasion of his sister’s marriage, accompanied them. 15.As Kamsa approached the chariot, a disembodied voice spoke from the sky. 16.The voice said: Why are you so happy, the king of kings? Hear these truthful words meant for your welfare. Devaki’s eight son will kill you. 17.Hearing this, powerful and sinful Kamsa, frightened by the oracle and filled with anger, grasped a sword in his hand and was about to kill Devaki. 18.Seeing Kamsa about to kill Devaki, intelligent Vasudeva, who was learned in the scriptures of ethics, spoke. 19.Sri Vasudeva said: You don’t know how a king should act. Please hear my auspicious words, which are perfectly appropriate, which are spoken by scripture, and which bring fame and destroy sin. 20.O king, if her eighth son will be your death, and you kill her instead of him, your reputation will be destroyed and you will go to hell.