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When the Rishi left Kansa, he took all the members of the
Yadu clan for Devas and every child of Devaki for Vishnu that \vas
to kill him. He now confined Vasudeva and Devaki in his o\vn
house and put them in fetters. He put to death every son that
was born to them.
He knew himself to be Kalanemi who had been, in another
birth, killed by Vishnu. He fell out with the Yadus, deposed his own
father Ugra Sena and became himself the King.
With the alliance of the Magadhas (people of Magadha or
ancient Bihar) and with the help of Pralamba, Baka, Chanura. Tri-
navarta, Agha, Mushtika, Arishta, Dvivid, Putana, Kesi, Dhenuka,
Vana, Bhouma and other Asuras, Kansa tormented the Yadus. They
fled away to the kingdoms of Kuru, Panchala, Kekaya, Salva, Vidar-
bha, Nishadha, Videha, and Kaiisala. Some only remained behind
and they followed the behests of Kansa,
Six sons of Devaki were killed, one by one, by Kansa.
The seventh, the abode of Vishnu, whom they call Ananta,
appeared in the womb of Devaki, causing both joy and grief to his
parents.
Vishnu, the Atma of all beings, knew the sufferings of His
own followers, the Yadus, at the hands of Kansa. He summoned -
Yoga Maya and commanded her as follows. "Go forth, blessed Devil
to Vraja, which is adorned by Go pas and Gos (Go is ordinarily a
cow. Gopa, go and pa is a preserver of cow, a cowherd. Vraja or
Go-kula was the chief town of Nan da, the king of the Gopas). Rohini,
wife of Vasudeva, dwells in Gokula the kingdom of Xanda. Other
wives of Vasudeva lie hidden at other places, for fear of Kansa. The
child in the womb of Devaki is my Sesha named abode. Draw it out
and place it in the womb of Rohini. I shall myself become the son
of Devaki as a part of myself. Thou shalt be born of Yasoda, the
wife of Nanda. Men shall worship thee as the giver of all desires
and boons, with incense, presents and sacrifices. They shall give thee
names and make places for thee on the Earth. Durga, Bhadrakali,
Vijaya, Vaishnavi, Kamada, Chandika, Krishna, Madhavi, Kanyaka,
Maya, Narayani, fsani, Sarada and Ambika these shall be thy
names. For thy drawing out (Sankanshana\ the child shall be called
Sankarshana, He shall be called Rama, from his attractiveness
(ramana) and Bala from his uncommon strength (bala)."
"So let it be, Om! " said Bhagavati, and she carried out the
behests of the Lord. By inducing the sleep of Yoga, she removed
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