The Birth of Krishna The story of Krishna's birth in a prison and his miraculous escape with his father Vasudeva

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00:00had been gone. As he returned, the doors closed, and the guards awoke, unaware of the switcheroo

00:07that had occurred. Later, when Kans tried to kill Ray, his friend Nanda lived. Quietly,

00:16he exchanged Krishna with Nanda's newborn daughter and hastened back to the prison before

00:22anyone realized K.H.'s sister, Devaki, would bring about his downfall. Fearful, Kans imprisoned

00:32Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva, ensuring he could kill each child at birth. Six infants

00:52perished, yet mysteriously, the seventh pregnancy transferred to Rohini, Vasudeva's other wife.

00:59On a dark, stormy night, the E.P. and the prison doors flew open as if by magic. Vasudeva

01:06was divinely commanded to escape with the newborn, destined to bring peace and justice.

01:14Dog-taking the child in his arms, Vasudeva approached the churning river Yamuna. As the

01:20rain poured down, Vasudeva feared for their safety, but upon eventually fulfilling that

01:28fatal prophecy by overthrowing the evil Kans, thus bringing peace to the realm and illuminating

01:35the path of dharma. Eventually fulfilling that fatal prophecy by overthrowing the evil

01:43Kans, thus bringing peace to the realm and illuminating the path of dharma.

01:49His child, Lord Krishna, was born in the gloomy confines of the prison. At the moment of his

01:57birth, the guards miraculously fell into a deep sleep. In the ancient kingdom of Mathura, ruled

02:05by the tyrannical king Kans, a divine prophecy echoed in the royal halls that the eighth child

02:11of Kans, the exchange baby, she transformed into goddess Durga, warning him that his destroyer

02:19was alive and thriving. Krishna grew up safely in Gopal, India.