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Soon, his sister Devaki was married to King Vasudev. However, after the wedding, Kansa heard a divine warning from the sky, "O King! Your sister's eighth son will grow up to kill you." After Kansa heard this, he was afraid. Immediately he imprisoned his own sister Devaki and her husband king Vasudev, and kept them under continuous watch.

Each time Devaki gave birth to a child in the prison, Kansa arrived personally and killed the child. When Devaki became pregnant for the eighth time, King Vasudev's friend's (King Nanda's) wife Yashoda was also pregnant. The eighth child, Lord Krishna, was born to queen Devaki at midnight in the prison. As soon as the child was born, appeared in divine form and the prison was filled with a dazzling light. Both Devaki and Vasudev prayed to Lord Vishnu. At the same time as Lord Krishna was born in the prison, the divine energy of Lord Vishnu was born in Gokul, as a baby girl to queen Yashoda.

A divine message came to Vasudev soon after the birth of Lord Krishna, "Take this child across the Yamuna River to Gokul and exchange him with Yashoda's daughter. You will return to the prison before anyone comes to know about the birth of this child."

Vasudev immediately followed the advice. As he carried the child in his arms, he found that the prison doors opened automatically and the guards were put to sleep by God. Vasudev approached the Yamuna River, which was very turbulent due to fierce winds and rain. However, as soon as Vasudev reached the riverbank, the river parted and made way for Vasudev carrying the divine child. Vasudev reached the opposite bank of the river safely and found all the people of Gokul fast asleep. He entered the palace of king Nanda and queen Yashoda, and put the baby Krishna in the place of Yashoda's baby girl. Then Vasudev returned to the prison with the baby girl.

As soon as Vasudev laid the baby girl by Devaki's side, the prison doors shut automatically. The guards were now awake and were startled by the cries of the baby girl. The guards ran to Kansa and announced the birth of the eighth child.

Kansa rushed to execute the child in the prison, remembering the divine warning that the eighth child would kill him. Devaki appealed, "O Kansa, this baby is a girl, and not the boy that the divine warning told you about. How can this child harm you?" However, Kansa ignored her, snatched the child from her lap, and hurled the child against the prison wall.

The child did not fall down; instead, she flew up and appeared in the sky as a Goddess with eight arms, each arm carrying a weapon. She said, "O evil king! You will gain nothing by killing me. The one who will destroy you is elsewhere." Then the Goddess disappeared. Kansa freed Vasudev and Devaki from prison.

Meanwhile, there was great rejoicing in Gokul, hailing the birth of a son in the household of Nanda. Nanda named the child Krishna. Nanda was the head of a community of cow-herders, and he settled in Vrindavana. The stories of Krishna's childhood and youth tell of his mischievious pranks as Makhan Chor (butter thief), his foiling of attempts on his life, and his role as a protector of the people of Vrindavana. Krishna is said to have killed the demons like Putana, sent by Kamsa for Krishna's life. He tamed the serpent Kaliya, who poisoned the waters of Yamuna river, thus leading to the death of the cow-herders.

On his return to Mathura as a young man, Krishna overthrew and killed his uncle Kansa. He re-installed Kansa's father, Ugrasena, as the king of the Yadavas and became a leading prince at the court.^[49] In this period, he became a friend of Arjuna and the other Pandava princes of the Kuru kingdom, who were his cousins. Later, he took his Yadava subjects to the city of Dwaraka (in modern Gujarat) and established his own kingdom there.^[50]

Originally posted by: scorpio8990

I have seen or learnt in serials is that Krishna is a lord and especially Gujrati's families pray to him so how can he be born in human form? Why is he taking Birth in Mahabharat? Please Explain! Thanks!!

Originally posted by: ppiyu

Yes she gave curse that she will be the cause for his death, for that wish/curse she had to take birth twice.

Originally posted by: luv_khwaish

nooo ..i knew she vowed to become the reason for his death..but did she curse him tht a similar incident will happen in hastinapur, a lady will be insulted and that'll become the reason for hastinapur's deatruction?

Originally posted by: doyelpakhi

Moreover, in the serial it was shown that Satyabati tells the queens that "Her son" is ready. Why did she mention Vedvyas as her son?

Originally posted by: akhl

You have made up your mind to call all those who disagree with you as foolish, l****s, and fit to be spitted at. [/quote]

And how can you say that I hve made up my mind? I will say it too then, You too hve made up your mind. Did I call you that? 😕 Or your wanting to say that? And minding it as well!! Who hve I disagreed with? That your saying "ALL". 🤢