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Vasudeva also married Devaki, a princess of Mathura. The couple is imprisoned by Devaki's brother Kans, soon after their marriage. as a divine prophecy predicted Kans's death by Devaki's eighth son. While Vasudeva is imprisoned, Rohini lives at the house of her husband's cousin [6] [7] Nanda, in Vraja. While all previous sons of Devaki are ...
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River. Master at the Court of Mankot, c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. Vasudeva (/ ˌ v ʌ s u ˈ d eɪ v ə /; Sanskrit: वसुदेव [ʋɐsudéːʋɐ]), also called Anakadundubhi (anakas and dundubhis both refer to drums, after the musicians who played these instruments at the time of his birth), [1] [2] is the ...
Vāsudeva (/ ˌ v ɑː s u ˈ d eɪ v ə /; Sanskrit: वासुदेव [ʋɑːsudéːʋɐ]), later incorporated as Vāsudeva-Krishna (Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa, "Krishna, son of Vasudeva"), [5] [6] [7] Krishna-Vāsudeva or simply Krishna, was the son of Vasudeva Anakadundubhi, king of the Vrishnis in the region of Mathura. [8]
Vasudeva and Devaki traveling in a carriage. During the nuptials of Vasudeva and Devaki following the former's wedding with his bride's six older sisters, Vishnu picked a lock of hair from his mount Shesha as well as his own, proclaiming that they would take be born as Devaki's seventh and eighth children, respectively. [9]
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.
[1] [2] Some early scholars would equate it with Bhagavatism, [3] and the founder of this religious tradition is believed to be Krishna, who is the son of Vasudeva, thus his name is Vāsudeva, and according to them his followers called themselves Bhagavatas and this religion had formed by the 2nd century BC (the time of Patanjali), or as early ...
She was the wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balrama. She looked after Balaram in his childhood. After Vasudeva and Devaki were released, she started living with them. After the passing of Vasudeva in the Yadu massacre, Rohini cremates herself on Vasudeva's pyre along with his other wives Devaki, Bhadra and Madira. [79]
Balarama was the son of Vasudeva. ... his embryo was transferred from Devaki's womb into the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva's first wife. [9] [17] [44] In some texts, ...