Episode 2
Before the Eighth Child
Before the child everyone remembers, Devaki and Vasudeva endure repeated loss while Balarama quietly connects Mathura and Gokul before Krishna's birth.
Story overview
Before the child everyone remembers, Devaki and Vasudeva endure repeated loss while Balarama quietly connects Mathura and Gokul before Krishna's birth.
Before the child everyone remembers, Devaki and Vasudeva endure repeated loss while a quiet transfer changes the story between Mathura and Gokul.
Context
Primary source: Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapters 1–2. Cross-checked with Vishnu Purana, Book V, Chapters I–II.
Where this story fits
This is Episode 2 in Krishna: From Janam to Kurukshetra. 5 episodes are currently planned in this series.
Listening guide
Set aside about 14 min for this single-part Hindi narration by Tara.
Chapters
- Before the Eighth Child
Themes in this story
- Krishna
- Balarama
- Devaki
- Vasudeva
- Mathura
- Gokul
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- The Fear Before the Birth — Before Krishna is born, one prophecy begins changing Kansa, Devaki, Vasudeva and the future of Mathura.
- The Night Krishna Was Born — A prison opens, a storm waits outside, and Vasudeva must carry a newborn across the Yamuna — then return.
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Before the Eighth Child
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