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THE BIRTH OF SRI KRISHNA AS NARRATED IN
THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATA:
1. Now came the most auspicious and
favourable time when the star Rohini was in the ascendant and all the other
stars and planets were in a very beneficent disposition.
2. Peaceful silence reigned in all
quarters. The stars shone clear in the sky. All the villages, cowherd
settlements and mining quarries saw the dawn of a prosperous era.
3. The rivers flowed with pellucid water.
The tanks were full of lotus-blossoms. The woodlands were resonant with the
chirping of fluttering birds and the buzzing of bees from flowers.
4. Soft blew the breeze, dust-free and
fragrant, and gently glowed the fires in the sacrificial hearths of the holy.
5. Exceeding the minds of evil ones like
Kamsa, the minds of all good men felt peace within. In the heavens the
kettle-drums (Dundubhi) of the celestials sounded announcing the imminent birth
of the Lord, who has no birth.
6. The Kinners and Gandharvas sang;
Siddhas and Charanas hymned; the Vidydharas with Apsaras joyously danced.
7. The Munis together with Devas showered
flowers with delight; and the clouds roared gently in tune with the ocean.
8. At such a time, in the pitch darkness
of midnight, Mahavishnu, the resident in the hearts of all, was born of the
divinely beautiful Devaki, like the full moon rising on the eastern horizon.
9. & 10. Lotus-eyed, four-armed,
sporting the conch, mace and other weapons; with the luminous Srivatsa mark on
the cheast and the shining Kaustubha on the neck; wearing a yellow cloth;
possessed of the majesty and grace of a heavy rain cloud; with locks gleaming
with the lustre of the diadem and ear-rings stubbed with precious stones;
bedecked with splendorous ornaments like bracelets, armlets and waist
girdle-such was the luminous form of the luminous child that greeted
Vasudevas’s vision.
11. Looking with
eyes wide-open with wonder at the form of Hari born as his child, Vasudeva in
the excitement of the festivity of Krishna’s birth mentally gifted ten thousand
cows to Brahmanas.
12. Realising
the child to be none other than the Supreme Being and recognishing his prowess,
Vasudeva, with his intellect purified and mind free from fear, saluted and
prostrated himself before him who was illuminating the whole of that lying-in
room with his divine lustre, and began to praise him.
(From Srimad Bhagavata, Volume-III,
Skandha-X: Chapter-3 Translation by Swami Tapasyanandaji)
Courtesy: Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai-4
