During Devaki's wedding, Kamsa was warned by a celestial voice that Devaki's eighth son would be the cause of his death.

Krishna was born within a prison in Mathura, India where his parents were constrained by his uncle, Kamsa. Surrounding the time of his birth, persecution was rampant, freedoms were being denied, and King Kamsa's life was threatened. Krishna is the eighth son of Devaki (mother) and Vasudeva (father). Information about Krishna's life is noted in the Mahabharata, the Puranas, and Bhagavata Purana. The meaning of the sanskrit word 'janmashtami' can be understood by splitting it into the two words, 'janma' and 'ashtami.' The word 'janma' means birth and the word 'ashtami' means eight thus, Krishna Janmashtami is the celebration of Krishna's birth on the eighth day of the dark fortnight ( Krishna Paksha) in the month of Bhadrapada (August–September). It is widely celebrated across India and abroad. The celebratory customs associated with Janmashtami include a celebration festival, reading and recitation of religious texts, dance and enactments of the life of Krishna according to the Bhagavata Purana, devotional singing till midnight (the time of Krishna's birth), and fasting ( upavasa), amongst other things. It is an important festival, particularly in the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. This overlaps with August or September of the Gregorian calendar. Krishna's birth is celebrated and observed on the eighth day ( Ashtami) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in Shravana Masa (according to the amanta tradition) or Bhadrapada Masa (according to the purnimanta tradition). In certain Hindu texts, such as the Gitagovinda, Krishna has been identified as supreme God and the source of all avatars. Krishna Janmashtami ( Sanskrit: कृष्णजन्माष्टमी, romanized: Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

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