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## Chapter Thirty-Three
With a voice choked with sorrow, she said, "O Lord, I wish to tear open your belly and drink your blood!" || 87 ||
Then, by the counsel of the ministers, her doha was completed. Nine months later, Queen Padmavati gave birth to a son whose face was extremely contorted by his brows. || 88 ||
Since the child was extremely fierce from the womb, Queen Padmavati, out of fear, placed him in a casket and had it released into the flow of the Yamuna in a secluded place. || 89 ||
The casket floated along the river and reached the city of Kaushambi. There, a woman who made swords found it and named the child Kansa, raising him as her own. O King, you already know the rest of the story. || 90 ||
Due to the defects of his karma, he imprisoned his father. Your son will kill him and free his father, King Ugrasena from his bonds. || 91 ||
O King, I have told you the story of Kansa and why he imprisoned his father. Now, listen with a steady mind as I tell you the story of your sons. || 92 ||
Devaki's seventh son will be the bearer of the conch, discus, mace, and sword. He will kill Kansa and his other enemies and rule the entire earth. || 93 ||
The remaining six sons will be of the highest order. They will not die untimely deaths, so abandon your anxieties. || 94 ||
I will tell you the past lives of all of them, including Ramabhadra (Balarama). Listen to them with your wife, for they will surely bring joy to your heart. || 95 ||
When King Shurasena was protecting Mathurapuri, there lived a wealthy merchant named Bhanu, who was the master of twelve crore mudras. His wife's name was Yamuna. || 96 ||
They had seven sons: Subhanu, Bhanukirti, Bhanushena, Shura, Suradeva, Shuradatta, and Shurasena. All seven brothers were extremely handsome and naturally inclined towards each other. || 97-98 ||
The seven wives of these brothers were, in order, Kalindi, Tilaka, Kanta, Shrikant, Sundari, Dyuti, and Chandrakant. They were all daughters of noble families. || 99 ||
Perhaps Bhanu, the merchant, was near the guru Abhayanadi, and his wife Yamuna was near... || 100 ||