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VERasudeva went to the hamlet of NMENT
 
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KRISHNA AVATARA
 
Vasudeva went to the hamlet of Nanda
 
anda.
and making sure that the shepherds were
all in deep sleep, placed his child on

Yasoda's bed, and returned to his abode

taking with him Yasoda's daughter.
 

 
ततो बालध्वनिं श्रुत्वा गृहपालास्समुत्थिताः ।

ते तु तूर्णमुपत्व्रज्य देवक्या गर्भजन्म तत् ।

आचख्युर्भोजराजाय यदुद्विग्नः प्रतीक्षते ॥
 
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Hearing then the cry of the child, the

watchmen arose, hurried out and reported

that birth of a child to Devaki to Kamsa

who, afraid of this was awaiting (the news) -
 

 
स तल्पात्तूर्णमुत्थाय कालोऽयमिति विह्वलः ।

सूतीगृहमगाचूत्तूर्णं प्रस्खलन्मुक्तमूर्धजः ॥
 

Jumping out of his bed and alarmed
with the thought that that child was his

with the thought that that child was his
death, Kamsa rushed to the lying-in

chamber, with (his steps) tottering and
 

locks dishevelled.
 

 
तमाह भ्रातरं देवी कृपणा करुणं सती ।

'स्नुषेयं तव कल्याण स्त्रियं मा हन्तुमर्हसि ॥'
 

The miserable Devaki told her brother
 

pitifully : " Auspicious (brother) ! this is

your daughter-in-law; you must not kill a

girl."