Vayu Purana

गण्डूषायानपत्याय कृष्णस्तुष्टोऽददत् सुतौ। चारुदेष्णञ्च साम्बञ्च कृतास्त्रौ शस्तलक्षणौ ।। ३४.

To Gaṇḍūṣā, who was childless, Kṛṣṇa, being pleased, gave two sons: Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, both skilled in weapons and bearing auspicious marks.

तन्तिजस्तन्तिमालश्च स्वपुत्रौ कनकस्य तु। वस्तावनेस्त्वपुत्राय वसुदेवः प्रतापवान्। सौतिर्ददौ सुतं वीरं शौरिं कौशिकमेव च ।। ३४.

Tantija and Tantimāla were the own sons of Kanaka; to Vastāvan, who was sonless, the powerful Vasudeva gave, as a foster son, the heroic Śauri and also Kauśika.

तपाश्च कोधनुश्चैव विरजाः श्यामसृञ्जिमौ। अनपत्योऽभवच्छ्यामः श्यामकस्तु वनं ययौ। जुगुप्समानो भोजत्वं राजर्षित्वमवाप्नुयात् ।। ३४.

Tapā and Kodhanu, as well as Virajā and Śyāmasṛñji, were born; Śyāma remained childless, and Śyāmaka went to the forest, shunning the state of being a Bhoja, yet attained royal sagehood.

य इदं जन्म कृष्णस्य पठते नियतव्रतः। श्रावयेद्ब्राह्मणञ्चापि सुमहत्सुखमाप्नुयात् ।। ३४.

Whoever recites this birth of Kṛṣṇa with steadfast discipline, or has it recited to a Brāhmaṇa, attains great happiness.

देवदेवो महातेजाः पूर्व्वं कृष्णः प्रजापतिः । विहारार्थं मनुष्येषु जज्ञे नारायणः प्रभुः ।। ३४.

The god of gods, of great splendor, Kṛṣṇa, was formerly the lord of creatures; for the sake of sport among humans, Nārāyaṇa, the master, was born.

देवक्यां वसुदेवेन तपसा पुष्करेक्षणः। चतुर्बाहुः स विज्ञेयो दिव्यरूपः श्रियान्वितः ।। ३४.

Through the austerities of Devakī and Vasudeva, the lotus-eyed one, four-armed, divine in form and endowed with fortune, was to be known.

प्रकाशो भगवान् योगी कृष्णो मानुषमागतः। अव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तलिङ्गस्थः स एव भगवान् प्रभुः ।। ३४.

The blessed Lord, the yogin Kṛṣṇa, manifest in human form, though unmanifest and abiding in an unmanifest sign, is that very Lord and master.

नारायणो यतश्चक्रे प्रभवं चाव्ययो हि सः। देवो नारायणो भूत्वा हरिरासीत्सनातनः ।। ३४.

Nārāyaṇa, from whom creation arose and who is imperishable, having become the god Nārāyaṇa, was the eternal Hari.

योऽसृजच्चादिपुरुषं पुरा चक्रे प्रजापतिम्। अदितेरपि पुत्रत्वमेत्य यादवनन्दनः। देवो विष्णुरिति ख्यातः शक्रादवरजोऽभवत् ।। ३४.

He who formerly created the primeval man and made him lord of creatures, having become the son of Aditi, was known as the delight of the Yādavas, and as the god Viṣṇu, he became the younger brother of Indra.

प्रसादजं यस्य विभोरदित्याः पुत्रकारणम्। वधार्थं सुरशत्रूणां दैत्यदानवरक्षसाम् ।। ३४.

By whose favor Adityā obtained a son, for the purpose of destroying the enemies of the gods—the Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas.

ययातिवंशजस्याथ वसुदेवस्य धीमतः। कुलं पुण्यं यतः कर्म भेजे नारायणः प्रभुः ।। ३४.

Then, of the lineage of Yayāti, the virtuous Vasudeva’s family, due to its merit, was chosen by the Lord Nārāyaṇa for his deeds.

सागराः समकम्पन्त चेलुश्च धरणीधराः। जज्वलुश्चाग्निहोत्राणि जायमाने जनार्दने ।। ३४.

The oceans trembled, the mountains shook, and the sacrificial fires blazed brightly at the birth of Janārdana.

शिवाश्च प्रववुर्वाताः प्रशान्तिमभवद्रजः। ज्योतींष्यभ्यधिकं रेजुर्जायमाने जनार्दने ।। ३४.

Auspicious winds blew, the dust became calm, and the lights shone with greater brilliance at the birth of Janārdana.

अभिजिन्नाम नक्षत्रं जयन्ती नाम शर्वरी। मुहूर्त्तो विजयो नाम यत्र जातो जनार्दनः ।। ३४.

The star named Abhijit, the night called Jayantī, and the victorious moment—at that time Janārdana was born.

अव्यक्तः शाश्वतः कृष्णो हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः। जायते स्मैव भगवान् नयनैर्मोहयन् प्रजाः ।। ३४.

Kṛṣṇa, eternal, imperceptible, Hari, Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, was indeed born, deluding people with his appearance.

आकाशात् पुष्पवृष्टीश्च ववर्ष त्रिदशेश्वरः। गीर्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिः स्तुवन्तो मधुसूदनम्। महर्षयः सगन्धर्वा उपतस्थुः सहस्रशः ।। ३४.

From the sky, the lord of the gods showered a rain of flowers; thousands of great sages and Gandharvas, singing auspicious praises, honored Madhusudana.

वसुदेवस्तु तं रात्रौ जातं पुत्रमधोक्षजम्। श्रीवत्सलक्षणं दृष्ट्वा दिवि दिव्यैः सुलक्षणैः। उवाच वसुदेवः स्वं रूपं संहर वै प्रभो ।। ३४.

But Vasudeva, seeing his son, the transcendent one, born that night with the mark of Śrīvatsa and other divine signs, said: 'O Lord, withdraw your true form.'

भीतोऽहं कंसतस्तात एतदेव ब्रवीम्यहम्। मम पुत्रा हतास्तेन ज्येष्ठास्तेऽद्भुतदर्शनाः ।। ३४.

'Father, I am afraid of Kamsa; this alone I say. My elder sons, wondrous to behold, have been slain by him.'

वसुदेववचः श्रुत्वा रूपं स हृतवान् प्रभुः। अनुज्ञातः पिता त्वेनं नन्दगोपगृहं गतः। उग्रसेनमते तिष्ठन् यशोदायै तदा ददौ ।। ३४.

Hearing Vasudeva's words, the Lord withdrew his form; permitted by his father, he went to the house of Nandagopa, and, following Ugrasena's counsel, then gave him to Yashoda.

तुल्यकालन्तु गर्भिण्यौ यशोदा देवकी तथा। यशोदा नन्दगोपस्य पत्नी सा नन्दगोपतेः ।। ३४.

At the same time, both Yashoda and Devaki were pregnant; Yashoda was the wife of Nandagopa, the lord of the cowherds.

यामेव रजनीं कृष्णो जज्ञे वृष्णिकुलप्रभुः। तामेव रजनीं कन्यां यशोदापि व्यजायत ।। ३४.

On the very night when Krishna, the lord of the Vrishni clan, was born, Yashoda too gave birth to a daughter.

तं जातं रक्षमाणस्तु वसुदेवो महायशाः। प्रादात् पुत्रं यशोदायै कन्यान्तु जगृहे स्वयम् ।। ३४.

Vasudeva, famed for his greatness, protected the newborn and gave the son to Yashoda, while he himself took the daughter.

दत्त्वैनं नन्दगोपस्य रक्षमामिति चाब्रवीत्। सुतस्ते सर्व्वकल्याणो यादवानां भविष्यति। अयं स गर्भो देवक्या अस्मत्क्लेशान् हनिष्यति ।। ३४.

Giving him to Nandagopa, he said, 'Protect him. Your son, auspicious in every way, will become the glory of the Yadavas. This is the child of Devaki who will end our suffering.'

उग्रसेनात्मजायाञ्च कन्यामानकदुन्दुभेः। निवेदयामास तदा कन्येति शुभलक्षणा ।। ३४.

Then Anakadundubhi presented the girl, daughter of Ugrasena's wife, declaring her to be a maiden of auspicious marks.

स्वासायां तनयं कंसो जातं नैवावधारयत्। अथ तामपि दुष्टात्मा ह्युत्ससर्ज मुदान्वितः ।। ३४.

Kamsa did not realize that his own wife had given birth to a son; then, that wicked-hearted one, rejoicing, also released the girl.

हता वै या यदा कन्या जपत्येष वृथामतिः। कन्या सा ववृधे तत्र वृष्णिसद्मनि पूजिता ।। ३४.

He thought the girl was dead, but she survived; that maiden, honored in the house of the Vrishnis, grew up there.

पुत्रवत्परिपाल्यन्तो देवा देवान् यथा तदा । तामेव विधिनोत्पन्नामाहुः कन्यां प्रजापतिम् ।। ३४.

They cared for her as for a son, just as the gods care for the goddesses; she, born according to the rite, was called the daughter of Prajapati.

एकादशा तु जज्ञे वै रक्षार्थं केशवस्य ह। तां वै सर्वे सुमनसः पूजयिष्यन्ति यादवाः। देवदेवो दिव्यवपुः कृष्णः संरक्षितोऽनया ।। ३४.

Eleven were born to protect Keshava; all the Yadavas, with joyful hearts, would honor her. Krishna, the god of gods with a divine form, was protected by her.

ऋषय ऊचुः ।। किमर्थं वसुदेवस्य भोजः कंसो नराधिपः। जघान पुत्रान् बालान् वै तन्नो व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।। ३४.

The sages said: 'For what reason did Kamsa, the Bhoja king, kill the sons and children of Vasudeva? Please explain this to us.'