When Vasudeva Prayed to a Donkey: The Miraculous Silence at Krishna's Birth The narrative of Krishna's birth is filled with divine interventions and miraculous occurrences that protected the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva. According to Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavata Purana and Harivamsa, Kamsa had imprisoned his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva after receiving a divine prophecy that Devaki's eighth son would be his death. Consumed by fear and paranoia, Kamsa resolved to kill every child born to the couple, ensuring no threat to his tyrannical rule over Mathura could materialize. The Donkey as an Unwitting Sentinel In the prison where Devaki and Vasudeva were confined, a peculiar pattern emerged with each childbirth. A donkey stationed near the prison would invariably bray loudly whenever Devaki went into labor and delivered a child. This braying served as an alarm system for Kamsa, alerting him to rush to the prison chamber and mercilessly kill the ...