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==Previous birth of Kansa== | ==Previous birth of Kansa== | ||
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In another birth, the six brothers were sons of Kalanemi, and being pious they received a boon from Brahma that no one would kill them. But Hiranyakashipu cursed them to sleep in [[patala]] (the netherworld). After much pleading, the curse was moderated and they were to be reborn as the first six sons of Devaki. In that birth, Kalanemi would be reborn as [[Kamsa]], son of [[Ugrasena]], and would be their uncle who would eventually kill them all.{{Sfn|Williams|2008|pp=172, 178}} | In another birth, the six brothers were sons of Kalanemi, and being pious they received a boon from Brahma that no one would kill them. But Hiranyakashipu cursed them to sleep in [[patala]] (the netherworld). After much pleading, the curse was moderated and they were to be reborn as the first six sons of Devaki. In that birth, Kalanemi would be reborn as [[Kamsa]], son of [[Ugrasena]], and would be their uncle who would eventually kill them all.{{Sfn|Williams|2008|pp=172, 178}} | ||
The six brothers made fun of [[Brahma]] | The six brothers made fun of [[Brahma]]. This infuriated Brahma who cursed the brothers to be born as asuras, and thus they were reborn as the six sons of Kalanemi. The rebirth cycle continued over the eons and Kalanemi was then born as Kamsa. Kalanemi's six sons had to have two earlier rebirths before they were born as Kamsa's nephews. [[Narada]] had informed Kamsa that his birth was the result of a rape of his mother by a [[gandharva]], called Dramila, and that was the reason that Kamasa's mother disliked her son and had cursed that he would be killed by a member of his own family. When his sister Devaki was married to Vasudeva, a divine voice told him that their eighth son would kill him. Kamsa wanted to kill his sister then only before she could bear any children. But her husband prevailed on Kamsa with the promise that he would surrender to him all sons born to them.{{Sfn|Williams|2008|pp=172, 178}} | ||
Devaki and her husband lived in confinement and as soon as a child was born to them, Kamsa would kill the child. After killing the first six sons of Devaki, he thought that their seventh child died before he took birth but actually [[Vindhyavasini|Devi Mahamaya]] put the seventh child in the garbha of the first wife of Vasudeva, Rohini who was staying in Gokul. When [[Krishna]] was born as the eighth son then a divine voice told Yasudev to put his son in Gokul at the house of Nanda and Yashodha and take their daughter who was born at that night, with him. Everyone thought that the eight children is a girl but Kamsa did not spare her. Trying to kill the girl child, she flew away, being an incarnation of [[Adi Parashakti|Mayadevi]], and before disappearing announced that Kamsa's death would happen soon. Kamsa's efforts to kill the child failed, and finally, Krishna killed him during an ambush.{{Sfn|Williams|2008|pp=172, 178}} As Kamsa was killed by Krishna, a divine person, he attained [[moksha]] due to his constant thoughts on Krishna. {{Sfn|Hudson|2008|p=325}} | Devaki and her husband lived in confinement and as soon as a child was born to them, Kamsa would kill the child. After killing the first six sons of Devaki, he thought that their seventh child died before he took birth but actually [[Vindhyavasini|Devi Mahamaya]] put the seventh child in the garbha of the first wife of Vasudeva, Rohini who was staying in Gokul. When [[Krishna]] was born as the eighth son then a divine voice told Yasudev to put his son in Gokul at the house of Nanda and Yashodha and take their daughter who was born at that night, with him. Everyone thought that the eight children is a girl but Kamsa did not spare her. Trying to kill the girl child, she flew away, being an incarnation of [[Adi Parashakti|Mayadevi]], and before disappearing announced that Kamsa's death would happen soon. Kamsa's efforts to kill the child failed, and finally, Krishna killed him during an ambush.{{Sfn|Williams|2008|pp=172, 178}} As Kamsa was killed by Krishna, a divine person, he attained [[moksha]] due to his constant thoughts on Krishna. {{Sfn|Hudson|2008|p=325}} | ||