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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]
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]
His parents were Vasudeva and Devaki, who were members of the Yadava royal family. Devaki's cousin, Kamsa, was a tyrant king who had usurped the throne by overthrowing his father, Ugrasena. [13] According to the narrative, Kamsa wished his cousin to marry Vasudeva, an old friend of his, and arranged for their wedding.
Subhadra was born to Yadava chief Vasudeva and his wife Rohini, making her the sister of Balarama and Krishna. According to the epic Mahabharata , she was the favourite daughter of Vasudeva. [ a ]
According to the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna was born to Devaki, but Krishna's father, Vasudeva, brought the newborn Krishna to his cousin Nanda, and his wife, Yashoda, in Gokulam. This was for his upbringing, as well as to protect Krishna from Devaki's brother, Kamsa , the tyrannical king of Mathura .