Birth of Lord Krishna

By: Jiya Panchal

Background

Kansa was a prince of Mathura and he was a very evil person

Devaki was sister of Kansa

Devaki married Vasudev

The day they were married, a voice from the sky said that Devaki’s 8th child would kill Kansa.

Kansa put Devaki and Vasudev in prison.

Every time a child was born, Kansa would come into the prison and kill it

Prison

Krishna the 8th child

• In this way, 7 children were killed.• Krishna was the 8th

child of Devaki and Vasudev.• Vasudev’s sister

was Yashoda.

Krishna shows His Narayana form

• When he was born, Vasudev decided to take him to his sister’s house in Gokul.• God made the

guards to fall asleep and the chains to open.

Krishna goes to Gokul• Vasudev carried

Krishna in a basket across the river Yamuna.

• While crossing the Yamuna, a 5-headed snake protected Krishna from the rain.

• After reaching Yashoda’s house, Vasu deva exchanged baby krishna with the new-born daughter of Nanda baba.

• Vasudev took the baby girl back to the prison.

Krishna now in Gokul

• When Kansa heard that a baby was born, he came to kill it

• But the baby girl slipped from his hands and went into the sky.

• A voice then told Kansa that his killer was already in Gokul.

Kamsa & Durga

• Krishna was growing in Gokul

• He used to steal butter from the houses of gopis

• Whole Gokul enjoyed with Krishna!

Krishna was growing in Gokul..

Hare Krishna Hare KrishnaKrishna krishna Hare HareHare Rama Hare RamaRama Rama Hare Hare

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