Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 9:31-40

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Nanda-putrotsava

The Festival of Sri Nanda’s son

Chapter 9: Verse 31-40

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 31. ...and its features so beautiful they charmed the hearts of the regal sages. 32.After carefully examining her face in this way, the beautiful goddess, wounded by Kamadeva’s arrows, stayed at home, waiting for her husband to come and looking for him on the path. 33.Then Aditi heard the news that Kasyapa was with Kadru, that he was sweetly playing with her and resting on her breast. 34.Tortured with amorous desires, and her hopes to satisfy them now destroyed, saintly Aditi became filled with anger when she heard this news. Out of love for him she would not curse her husband, but she did curse Kadru. 35.She said: That sinful woman has no right to live in the world of the demigods. She should leave Svargaloka and go far away to the womb of a human being. 36.Hearing of this curse from a messenger, Kadru cursed Aditi. Kadru said: Aditi should go to the womb of a human being, a womb in the world where there is old age and death. 37.Then Kasyapa said to Kadru: O girl with the beautiful smile, when you go to the human world, I will go with you. 38.Give up your fears. Be happy. You will see Lord Krsna face to face. After speaking these words, Kasyapa went to Aditi’s home. 39.Powerful Kasyapa fulfilled Aditi’s desire, and as a result Indra, the leader of the demigods was born. 40.In this way Aditi became Devaki, Kadru became Rohini, and Kasyapa became Vasudeva, Lord Krsna’s noble father.