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Devaki (Sanskrit: देवकी, IAST: Devakī) is a character in Hindu literature, most noted for being the mother of the god Krishna. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is one of the seven daughters of Devapa or Devaka, a king of the Yadu dynasty , and has four brothers. [ 3 ]
Krishna's divine birth. After killing Devaki's six sons, Kamsa grew more cautious. Devaki's seventh son was transferred from her womb to that of Vasudeva's first wife, Rohini, who was born as Balarama. [15] When Devaki gave birth to Krishna, the prison where they were held became filled with celestial light, and the guards fell into a deep sleep.
Krishna, the eighth child of Devaki, was exchanged with the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda in secrecy. Yashoda (foster-mother of Krishna) and Rohini play an important nurturing Krishna and Balarama in their childhood. [5] After Vasudeva is freed by Krishna and Balarama, Rohini gives birth to a daughter, Subhadra. [8]
Even though the deity is that of chaturbahu (four-handed) Vishnu, the sankalpam (concept) of the worshipers is that the deity is the infant form of Krishna. The deity represents the purna rupa (full manifestation) revealed by baby Krishna to his parents Vasudeva and Devaki immediately after his advent in Kamsa's jail. Hence, the deity ...
Baby Krishna on a swing, depicted with his foster parents Nanda and Yashoda. In the Krishna Charitas, Krishna is born to Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva, of the Yadava clan in Mathura. [111] [page needed] Devaki's brother is a tyrant named Kamsa. At Devaki's wedding, according to Puranic legends, Kamsa is told by fortune tellers that a child ...
In the story of Krishna the deity is the agent of conception and also the offspring. Because of his sympathy for the earth, the divine Vishnu himself descended into the womb of Devaki and was born as her son, Krishna. The Hindu Vishnu Purana relates: "Devaki bore in her womb the lotus-eyed deity...before the birth of Krishna, no one “could ...
Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura, had decided to kill Krishna as soon as he was born. In order to protect Krishna from Kamsa, Krishna and Yogamaya were born at the same time from the wombs of Devaki and Yashoda, respectively, and were exchanged by Vasudeva Anakadundubhi. Krishna survived and was raised as the foster-son of Yashoda. [4]
Krishna is the eighth son of Devaki (mother) and Vasudeva (father). [5] Surrounding the time of his birth, persecution was rampant, freedoms were being denied, and King Kamsa's life was threatened. [14] Krishna was born within a prison in Mathura, India where his parents were constrained by his uncle, Kamsa. [5]