PLATE FIVE

By the influence of Lord Krsna’s internal potency, YogamayA, all the
doorkeepers of Karnsa’s prison house fell fast asleep, their senses unable
to work, and the other inhabitants of the house also fell deeply asleep.
When the sun rises, the darkness automatically disappears; similarly,
when Vasudeva, carrying the child Krsna, appeared before the closed
doors, they opened automatically, although they had been strongly
pinned with iron and locked with iron chains. Since the clouds in the sky
were mildly thundering and showering, Ananta-naga, an expansion of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed Vasudeva, beginning
from the door, with hoods expanded to protect Vasudeva and the tran-
scendental child. Because of constant rain sent by the demigod Indra, the
River Yamuna was filled with deep water, foaming about with fiercely
whirling waves. But as the great Indian Ocean had formerly given way to
Lord Ramacandra by allowing Him to construct a bridge, the River
Yamuna gave way to Vasudeva and allowed him to cross. (pp. 269-270)
