KRISHNA LEELA
King Kamsa assumed powers,
In alliance with his neighbors,
To annex kingdoms of Bhoja,
Yadu, Andhaka, and Surasena.
His demon friends not one,
But many of them quite often,
They went in persecution
Of Yadu kings one by one.
Yadus fled to other cities,
In fear of their atrocities,
That increased day by day,
At the risk of lives everyday.
Not to kill, his friends told,
But the six new born he killed,
In front of their parents helpless,
To save his life, he was so merciless.
It was time for the seventh child,
To take birth, but to be killed.
Vasudeva and Devaki prayed both,
“Oh Lord, spare this one from death.”
To Yogamaya the Lord told,
“You’re worshiped in the world,
As the source of all fortunes,
And you give them rich boons.”
“In the beautiful land, Vraja,
There lives Nanda Maharaja,
Also Rohini, the wife of Vasudeva,
Lives incognito for fear of Kamsa.
“Oh My principal potency,
You’ve always my mercy.
In answer to Devaki’s prayer
You’re required to go there.”
“My partial plenary expansion,
Sesa, in the present incarnation,
Is now inside Devaki’s womb,
Transfer it to Rohini’s womb.”
“Thereafter I shall appear,
As Devaki’s son there,
Also you shall appear,
As Yasoda’s daughter.”
“Durga, Bhadrakali, Vijaya, Vaisnavi,
Kumuda, Chandika, krsna, Madhavi,
Kanyaka, Maya, Sarada, Isani,
Ambika and the name Narayani.”
“These names you’ll have there,
You’re worshiped wherever,
Rohini’s son to be named Rama,
For his strength, He will be Balarama.”
The Yogamaya’s invisible hand,
To fulfill the Lord’s command,
Transferred the child to Rohini,
From the womb of Devaki.
A miscarriage Devaki had,
People thought and felt sad.
But the secret plan knew none,
That came up from the Heaven!
It was time for the Lord’s birth,
Devaki conceived the eighth.
On her face Kamsa saw a charm,
But he was afraid to do any harm.
He thought, “My reputation,
Also my power and life duration,
I may lose, if I kill her now, “
And he kept silent somehow.
Until the Lord was born,
Calm he wanted to remain.
He kept up a close vigil,
For the day of His arrival.
All Demigods from the Heaven,
Said their prayers, one by one,
For the success of His mission,
To save Yadus on this occasion
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