Character

Devaki

देवकीDevakī

verses
528
books
18
chapters
196
Consort of
Vasudeva
Parent of
Krishna

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Devaki is Vasudeva's wife and the mother of Krishna, begotten in the prison of the King of Bhoja. Bhagavatam 3.2.25 An unseen voice warned King Kamsa that the eighth child of the woman with him would kill him, and he later named Vasudeva and Devaki's eighth child as his destined killer. Bhagavatam 10.1.34, 10.1.60 Krishna took birth from Devaki and was brought to Gokula, hidden in the house of King Nanda. Bhagavatam 10.43.24 Kunti, mother of the Pandavas, tells Krishna he freed his mother Devaki, long imprisoned and distressed by Kamsa. Bhagavatam 1.8.23

Where to read

Every verse that names Devaki, book by book.

  1. Bhagavatam

    159 verses · 37 chapters

    All 159 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.3.7

      Devi-devta aur rishi khush ho gaye. Phool barsaane lage. Baadal aaye aur dheere-dheere garajne lage, jaise samundar ki awaaz hoti hai. Andheri raat mein, jab Janardan paida ho rahe the, Vishnu Devaki ke paas aa gaye. Woh sab ke dil mein…

    • 10.4.2

      Woh guard log jaldi se gaye. Devaki ka baccha hua yeh bataya Kans ko. Kans ka intezaar tha ki kab yeh khabar aaye.

    • 10.1.8

      Aapne bataya ki Balarama Rohini ka beta hai. Lekin pehle woh Devaki ki kokh mein tha. Agar body change nahi hua, toh woh kaise Rohini ke paas gaya? Yeh samajh mein nahi aa raha. Please iska raaz samjhao.

  2. Devi Bhagavatam

    58 verses · 17 chapters

    All 58 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 4.21.1

      Ab yeh kahani hai ki Kamsa ne Devaki ka pehla beta kaise maara. Vyas kehte hain ki waqt guzra. Devaki jaise devi thi, Vasudeva ke saath thi. Dono ne shaadi ke sabse baat sahi ki. Phir Devaki ne ek bacche ko god liya.

    • 4.23.1

      Jab Devaki ke chhote bete mar gaye the, Kamsa ne unhe maara tha. Aur jab seventh baccha gir gaya tha, Narada ne jo baat kahi thi uske hisab se yeh hua.

    • 4.1.4

      Apni patni Devaki ke saath usne kya galti ki thi? Devaki ke chhote bacche the, un chhonne mein se kyun mar gaye?

  3. Padma Purana

    55 verses · 17 chapters

    All 55 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.128.143

      Jab surya Makar mein hota hai, tab Prabhas mein nahaane se tum Rudra ke logon mein shamil ho jaate ho. Devaki mein Magh mein nahaane se insaan dobara insaan ban jaata hai, bhale hi uska shareer devta jaisa ho.

    • 1.13.57

      Devaki, Shruti-devi, Yashoda, Shruti-shrava - yeh chaar thin. Phir Shri-devi, Upa-devi, Surupa - yeh saat auratein hui.

    • 1.17.196

      Dwaravati mein Rukmini rehti hai. Vrindavan mein Radha hai. Mathura mein Devaki ka sthan hai. Pataal mein Parameshwari rehti hai.

  4. Skanda Purana

    51 verses · 26 chapters

    All 51 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.64.66

      Par agar tum abhi bhi jaana chahte ho to ek baat sun lo. Thoda hi time mein Krishna, Devaki ke beta, isko theek kar denge.

    • 1.3.12.9

      Isse puara dhyaan se sthapana karo. Bhakti se, bina hilne ke. Hamesha logon ke bhale ke liye. Jab nakshatra achha ho aur Vishwadev ki nazar ho, tab Devaki ke sangam par puja karo.

    • 2.2.13.18

      Duniya pe bojh badh gaya tha. Logon ko maar ke kha rahe the. Tab Devaki ke beta prakat hua. Usne dharti ka bojh halka kar diya.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Devaki matters most.

  1. The Appearance of Lord Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and the Divine Exchange with Yoga-māyā

    Bhagavatam 10.3 · 29 verses

    Devotee-mother whose fear of Kaṁsa evokes the Lord’s…

  2. Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas

    Bhagavatam 10.4 · 15 verses

    The mother whose compassion confronts tyranny

  3. Parīkṣit’s Questions and the Prelude to Kṛṣṇa’s Advent (Earth’s Burden, Viṣṇu’s Order, and Kaṁsa’s Fear)

    Bhagavatam 10.1 · 21 verses

    The mother-to-be of the avatāra whose vulnerability becomes the…

  4. The Lord’s Advent: Yoga-māyā’s Mission, Saṅkarṣaṇa’s Transfer, and the Demigods’ Prayers

    Bhagavatam 10.2 · 17 verses

    The sacred locus of the imminent avatāra

  5. Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala

    Bhagavatam 10.85 · 13 verses

    Devotee-mother whose sorrow becomes the narrative engine for…

  6. The Description of the Killing of Devaki's First Son by Kamsa

    Devi Bhagavatam 4.21 · 12 verses

  7. Kamsaṃ Prati Yogamāyāvākyam

    Devi Bhagavatam 4.23 · 12 verses

  8. Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas

    Mahabharata 13.63 · 6 verses

    Royal householder-receiver who queries and preserves the…

  9. The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā

    Bhagavatam 10.44 · 3 verses

    Imprisoned mother

  10. देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

    Vishnu Purana 5.1 · 14 verses

    विवाहिता

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Krishna

    Bhagavatam 10.1-10.4

  2. Krishna Kills Kamsa

    Bhagavatam 10.43-10.44

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