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## Chapter Thirty-Five
Hearing the story of Arishta-nemi from the Ati-mukta-karshi Muni, Yadu, the श्रेणिक, was overjoyed. He bowed to the Muni and, accompanied by his wife, went home. ||1||
As before, the couple, who were deeply attached to pleasures, indulged in their favorite pastimes in Mathurapuri. The king Kansa, fearing their death, constantly served them. ||2||
Then, Devaki conceived twins, the cause of Kansa's fear. For, the mutual support of enemies brings about great fear for the enemy. ||3||
When the time for delivery arrived, the twins were born. By the command of Indra, the god Sanai-gam took the twins and brought them to the house of Sudrishti, the merchant of Subhadil, where his wife, Alaka (the previous birth of Revati's nurse), had also given birth to twins. However, due to fate, those twins died immediately after birth. Sanai-gam took the dead twins and placed them in Devaki's delivery room, then returned to his heavenly abode. ||4-5||
Kansa, filled with suspicion, entered his sister's delivery room and saw the two dead infants. Like a fierce Bhil, he grabbed them by their feet and smashed them against a stone. ||6||
Later, Devaki gave birth to two more pairs of twins. The god took them to Alaka, the merchant's wife, who longed for children. The wicked Kansa, again, smashed those lifeless infants against the stone, as before. ||7||
Then, the sons of Vasudeva, protected by their own merit, who were destined to be known by specific names, were raised by Alaka with great care. They gradually grew up, becoming very beautiful. ||8||