Saileelamrutha

There was a time when evil reigned supreme Darkness prevailed and light there was none On the eigth day of the second forthnight On a wednesday midnight when Rohini was ascendant A terrible storm blew over Mathura The river Yamuna was in spate And yet at this time everything seemed pleasant And the entire universe seemed to be rejoicing The sun is in the constellation of Leo And  the moon is rising real high At these dark times, in the darkest of dungeons In the city of Mathura, the Capital of the wicked Kansa There was a bright luminous light in a dark cell To Vasudeva and Devaki was born the Lord God incarnate A dusky baby who knew he ought not to cry For all the evil guards were in deep sleep And the chains that bound Vasudeva broke free And the gates of the prison opened themselves A heavenly voice said leave the baby At Nanda's house in Gokul across the river The clouds seemed to be crying tears of joy For the rain fell down in huge torrents L