Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists

""Do""Myths of the Hindus & Buddhistsand this was the likeness of himcloudy grey, moon-faced,lotus-eyed, wearing a crown and jewels and a robe of yellowsilk, with four arms holding conch and disc and mace andlotus-flower. Vasudev and DevakI bowed down to him,and Shrl Krishna said to them : not fear, for I havecome to put away your fear. Take me to Yasoda, and bringher daughter and deliver her to Kans." Then he becameagain a human child, and the memory of his Godhead leftboth father and mother, and they thought only, We havea son," and how they might save him from Kans. ~DevakI, with folded palms, said to her husband : Let ustake him to Gokula, where dwell our friends Nand andYasoda and your wife Rohim." At that very moment thefetters fell from their limbs, the gateways opened, and theguards fell fast asleep. Then Vasudev placed Krishna ina basket on his head and set out for Gokula. He knewnot how to cross the Jamna, but with thought intent onVishnu he entered the water. It rose higher and highertillit reached his nose ;but then Krishna saw his distress andstretched down his foot, and the water sank. So Vasudevacrossed the river and came to Nand s house, where a girlhad been born to Yasoda ;but Devi had put f orgetfulnessupon her so that she remembered nothing of it. Vasudevaexchanged the children and returned to Mathura ;and whenhe was back again with DevakI the fetters and the doorsclosed, the guards awoke, and the baby cried.Word wassent to Kans, and he went in terror, sword in hand, to hissister s house. A voice announced to him: "Thy enemyis born, and thy death is certain;but finding that a girlhad been born, he released Vasudeva and DevakI, andprayed their pardon for the past slayings and treated themwell. But Kans was more than ever enraged against thegods forasmuch as they had deceived him and his guard-220