Krishna Janmashtami Wallpape
On a dark, stormy night in Mathura, a baby boy was born to Devki. This was her eighth child who had miraculously survived from the hands of his evil uncle Kansa. The baby boy himself was full of miracles. Soon after his birth a voice from the skies said, ``Take your baby to Gokul.’’ Following the voice, Devki’s husband Vasudev decided to smuggle the child from the prison. The soldiers guarding the prison had been sleeping and the big iron gates flew open to make way for Vasudev and the baby. But the problems did not end here. The rains had flooded river Yamuna, making it difficult for Vasudev to cross it. Vasudev feared that both he as well as his child would drown if he tried to cross it.
He placed the baby in a basket and carried it on his head, however, as soon as the feet of the infant touched the river, the flow of water became normal. A big snake with five heads known as Sheshnag protected the baby and Vasudev with his huge fangs. Vasudev, thus was able to cross the river and safely reach Gokul.
Vasudev by now knew that this was no ordinary baby, that Devki had given birth to a divine child, who was born to end evil.
After reaching Gokul, Vasudev went to his best friend Nand’s house. Everyone there was fast asleep. He saw another newborn baby, who was a girl. Vasudev replaced the girl with his baby boy and quietly left Gokul.
These miraculous and dramatic chains of events that led to the birth and survival of the baby—who was named Krishna by Yashodha and Nand—are celebrated in the form of Janmashtami festival.