Lord Krishna -Sivananda 61

Lord Krishna (His Lilas and Teachings) -Swami Sivananda

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LILAS

Lord Krishna On the way an aerial voice said to Kamsa, “Oh fool! The eighth child of Devaki, your sister whom you are taking, will kill you.” At once the wicked Kamsa caught his sister by the hair and tried to kill her with the sword in his hand. Vasudeva pacified Kamsa and spoke to him in sweet words, “O Kamsa! You are praised by the warriors. You will have to bring glory to the Bhojas. You are a great hero. How can you kill a woman and that too your sister, during the marriage occasion. This is not a proper act. This will bring great disgrace and sin on you. Be not afraid of the aerial voice. I will surrender to you all the children from whom the fear arises.” Kamsa desisted from his wicked act. Vasudeva praised him and reached his palace. The six children of Devaki were killed by Kamsa. Kamsa put fetters for Devaki and Vasudeva. The seventh conception was that of a ray of Ananta. This was the boy Sankarshana, so called from his being drawn away from Devaki’s womb. The Lord ordered Yoga Maya, His own Sakti and said, “O blessed Devi! Go to the hamlet Vraja in Nanda Gokula. There lives Rohini, the wife of Vasudeva. There is Adisesha my own Amsa in Devaki’swomb.Take him away and place him in Rohini’swomb.I will be born as the son of Devaki. You must be born in the womb of Yasoda, the wife of Nanda.” Yoga Maya agreed and went to the earth and acted accordingly. The all-pervading Lord entered the mind of Vasudeva in full form. Devaki shone with the holy spirit of the universal Lord imparted mentally by Vasudeva. Vasudeva and Devaki did severe penance in their former lives to have Krishna as their child.