||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter – 153 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 7


 Ye Manava : Papakrithasthu  Sarvadha Sadha  Dhuraracharatha Vimargaga: |Krodhagnidhagdha: Kudilashcha Kamina: Sapthaha Yajjena Kalau Punanthi The: ||Kayena Vacha Manasapi Pathakam Nithyam Prakurvanthi Shada Hadena Ye |Parasvapushta Malina Dhurashaya: Sapthaha Yajjena Kalau Punanthi The: ||

Once, Maharishi Narada visited the Palace of Kamsa and praised him, further asked him about the divine voice that threatened him during the wedding ceremony of Devi Devaki.  Kamsa was not taken the things seriously, replied to Maharishi Narada that he is not at all worried about the children born to Devi Devaki, he has a threat from the eighth child of Devi Devaki, so he is anxiously waiting for her eighth child.   Therefore, the number eight was the most hated in Kamsa’s life, Maharishi Narada said “ Oh! Kamsa, you are an ignorant one, I have visited here for the benefit of you, Devi Devaki and Vasudeva are deities, you were Kalanemi in your previous birth, you have destined to die in the hands of Lord Hari, therefore the supreme Lord Hari is going to incarnate as eighth child of Devi Devaki.  So be careful, you really do not know how it would be counted as ‘eight’ by the deities, child or the month in which child takes birth, in addition to it you cannot recognize which is the eighth child, I am explaining all these in favor of you.”  After saying so, Maharishi Narada left the palace.  Kamsa was deeply worried and perplexed arrived in the chamber of Devi Devaki and Vasudeva.  The five children were crawling on the floor and the sixth infant was on the cradle, he seized the children and killed them one by one before its parents mercilessly.  Devi Devaki and Vasudeva who were tried to hinder the heinous act were fastened with an iron chain and pushed them to prison. 

The Yadhus and Agneyas entered in a vicious battle,  Kamsa prompted his men to harass the Yadhavas to leave the city of Mathura.  Vasudeva advised Devi Rohini to take shelter in the house of Nandababa and Yasodha in Gokul.  King Ugrasena was imprisoned and Kamsa took over the ruling of the city of Mathura.  He destroyed all his enemies and haughtily ruled the city.  Kamsa had powerful men Pralamba, Thrinavarththa, Chanoora, and Baka. They continued to harass the clan of Yadhava, so they had to flee to Keykeya and Panchala Kingdoms.