DEVI BHAAGAVATAM - SKANDA 4
4#22a. Sri Krishna jananam
Sage Vyaasaa continued ,”Listen to me Janamejaya! I shall tell you about the Sri Krishna jananam now. Kamsan was waiting with the fire of fear constantly burning inside him.
He said to himself, ‘I shall kill the eighth child as soon as it is born so that my death will become impossible.’
He strengthened the number of prison guards. Vishnu grew in the womb of Devaki as Krishna. Aadhiseshan grew in the womb of Rohini as Balram. Yoga Maayaa grew in the womb of Yasoda. The fear in Kamsan also grew along with these pregnancies.
Kamsan learned that the eight child of Devaki and Vasudev would be born on Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the month of Shravan under the star RohiNi. He spoke to the prison guards on that day.
“Guard the prison with unblinking eyes. Carry your weapons in readiness. If I catch you sleeping on duty our heads will roll like balls. The baby to be born is my mortal enemy. Efforts will be made to hide the birth or conceal the baby from me.
I can sleep in peace only after killing that child. It is ages since I have had a peaceful night’s sleep. Be on guard when you are on your guarding duty”
He went to bed and spent a sleepless night tossing on it. Meanwhile labor pains started for Devaki.
4#22a. Sri Krishna jananam
Sage Vyaasaa continued ,”Listen to me Janamejaya! I shall tell you about the Sri Krishna jananam now. Kamsan was waiting with the fire of fear constantly burning inside him.
He said to himself, ‘I shall kill the eighth child as soon as it is born so that my death will become impossible.’
He strengthened the number of prison guards. Vishnu grew in the womb of Devaki as Krishna. Aadhiseshan grew in the womb of Rohini as Balram. Yoga Maayaa grew in the womb of Yasoda. The fear in Kamsan also grew along with these pregnancies.
Kamsan learned that the eight child of Devaki and Vasudev would be born on Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the month of Shravan under the star RohiNi. He spoke to the prison guards on that day.
“Guard the prison with unblinking eyes. Carry your weapons in readiness. If I catch you sleeping on duty our heads will roll like balls. The baby to be born is my mortal enemy. Efforts will be made to hide the birth or conceal the baby from me.
I can sleep in peace only after killing that child. It is ages since I have had a peaceful night’s sleep. Be on guard when you are on your guarding duty”
He went to bed and spent a sleepless night tossing on it. Meanwhile labor pains started for Devaki.