Question

Hare Krishna please accept my humble obeisances all glories to srila prabhupada. 

I have a question concerning the nature of the conception of Krishna’s siblings born prior to him. In the Krishna book it says that Krishna was conceived not by regular material means but, “… Lord Kṛṣṇa first of all situated Himself in the unalloyed heart of Vasudeva and was then transferred to the heart of Devakī.” 

Do you know if Krishna’s siblings that were killed by Kamsa were conceived in a similar type way?

 

Thank you

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Answer ENG

Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

The story of the Shad Garbha, or the six sons of Devaki conceived and killed by Kamsa immediately after birth, is a fascinating story that you can find on Isvara.org.

 

Krishna and Balarama had a divine birth mechanism, which happens only to divine personalities.

Devaki’s sons came from the higher planets, victims of two curses, the first from Brahma and the second from Hiranyakasipu.

They lived on the higher planets, not in Vaikuntha or Krishna Loka. Their conception was the product of a normal human sexual relationship between Vasudeva and Devaki.

 

YS

Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)