1. Devaki is a character in Hindu literature, most noted for being the mother of the god Krishna.
11 Facts About Devaki
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Devaki is one of the seven daughters of Devapa or Devaka, a king of the Yadu dynasty, and has four brothers.
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Devaki's cousin is Kamsa, the king of Mathura, a cruel tyrant who had been told by Narada that he had been an asura killed by Vishnu in his previous life, exacerbating his wickedness.
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Angered, Kamsa rose to kill Devaki, but was stopped by Vasudeva, who promised to give each child to Kamsa, whom he would subsequently kill.
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When Devaki delivered Krishna, he revealed his divine form to his parents, and ordered Vasudeva to take him to Gokulam, placing all the prison guards under a spell of slumber, so that Kamsa would not realise that his prophesied killer had been born.
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When Kamsa stormed into the chamber after the spell had worn out, he deduced that Devaki had given birth to a girl.
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Devaki protested against the killing of the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda, but Kamsa hurled her against a rock, recognising that the gender of his prophesied slayer had not been specified.
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Devaki, upon hearing how Krishna restored his Guru Sandipani's son, wished to see her own children.
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Devaki nursed them with her milk and they attained heaven.
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The idol of Devaki is in standing posture holding baby Krishna with her left hand.
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Mata Devaki is worshipped separately in a small temple dedicated to her inside the Dwarkadhish temple complex in Dwarka, Gujarat.