Devaki

In Hindu mythology, the god Krishna’s
mother. Krishna is considered the
eighth avatar (incarnation) of the god
Vishnu, and like all of the avatars, he
comes down to earth to restore the cosmic balance by destroying the forces of
evil that are upsetting it. Devaki is the
niece of King Kamsa, the evil king of
Mathura, and on the day she is married
a heavenly voice proclaims that her
eighth child will kill Kamsa. Kamsa seeks
to destroy this prophecy by imprisoning
Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva,
killing each of their children as they are
born. Devaki’s seventh child is magically
transferred to the womb of her co-wife,
Rohini, and is born as Balarama.
At the birth of the eighth child,
Krishna, the locked gates magically
open, and a deep sleep falls over all the
guards, allowing Vasudeva to spirit the
infant child to his foster parents, Nanda
and Yashoda.