Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 7:121-132

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Krsna-janma-khanda

The Birth of Lord Krsna

Chapter 7: Verse 121-132

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 121. ...a great warrior with a child, an enormous animal with tiny creatures, a cat with a mouse, a snake with a frog,... 122. ...a father with his son, an eater with his food, water with fire, and a fire with hay. 123.A single brahmana once drank the seven seas. In the seven worlds the wonderful workings of destiny are beyond our understanding. 124.By destiny a girl will be able to kill me. Therefore, I will not kill this girl. Here I will not think whether the time is right. 125.After speaking these words, Kamsa grabbed the infant girl and was about to kill her, when Vasudeva spoke. 126.He said, “O King, you will kill this girl for no reason. O ocean of kindness, please give her to me.” O great sage, when he heard these words, intelligent Kamsa became a little pacified. 127.Then a disembodied voice said, “Fool Kamsa, who is this girl you would kill? You do not understand how destiny works. 128.“Your killer is somewhere else. In time He will reveal Himself.” Hearing the words of destiny, King Kamsa released the infant girl. 129.Taking the girl with them, Vasudeva and Devaki returned to their own home. They pressed her to their heart and accepted her as their own daughter. 130.As if they had recovered their daughter from the grip of death, they gave charity to the brahmanas. O brahmana, that girl, who was named Ekanamsa, was a partial incarnation of Goddess Parvati. She was the exalted sister of Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 131.At the time of Rukmini’s marriage in Dvaraka, with great devotion Vasudeva gave her in marriage to Durvasa Muni, who was a partial incarnation of Lord Siva. 132.O sage, now I have told you everything of Lord Krsna’s birth. This narration brings happiness and piety. It rescues one from the world of birth, old-age and death.