By the Lord’s inconceivable arrangement, Vasudeva took baby Krishna to Gokul and left him with Yashoda mayi. Meanwhile Yogamaya appeared as the younger sister of Krishna. Vasudeva put the little boy on the bed and took Yogamaya away. Vasudeva came back to the prison and the shackles that he was freed of, by the power of Yogamaya fastened again. The doors locked by themselves and all the guards woke up. Kamsa who was immediately notified, ran down and picked up the baby girl to smash her to death. But the little girl slipped from his hands and manifested an eight-armed form of Durga. She spoke to Kamsa, “You are a fool. You do not know that the child that is going to kill you is already born somewhere else.” After saying this she disappeared. Kamsa became sober and fell at Devaki and Vasudeva’s feet, repenting for his acts. Vasudeva and Devaki knew that Kamsa’s repentance would not last long because Kamsa was in the association of envious people who would corrupt his mind again.
– Radhanath Swami
