There lived a king named Kansa in Mathura. During his sister Devaki’s wedding, a prophecy warned that Devaki’s eighth child would be the cause of Kansa’s death. Fearing this, Kansa imprisoned Devaki and her husband Vasude
Kansa killed Devaki’s first six children. The seventh child was secretly moved to Rohini’s womb by the blessings of Yogamaya. This child, named Balram, grew up as Krishna’s elder brother.
On the night of Krishna’s birth, he appeared as a divine child. The prison doors opened, the shackles fell off, and the guards fell asleep with a magic spell.
Vasudev took Krishna across the Yamuna River, which parted to let them through. He safely delivered Krishna to his friend Maharaj Nanda in Gokul.
Vasudev returned to the prison cell with Nanda’s baby girl. Kansa, thinking she was the eighth child, tried to kill her.
The baby girl slipped from Kansa’s hands and soared into the sky. She declared that Kansa’s end was near and Krishna had already been swapped.
As Krishna grew up, he returned to Mathura with his elder brother Balram. He defeated and killed Kansa, fulfilling the prophecy made long ago.
Krishna’s birth was a divine event that set the stage for his future role as a protector. His miraculous birth and the eventual defeat of Kansa highlight the prophecy’s truth and the triumph of good over evil.