Krishna & Yashoda – High Quality Print of Artwork by Pieter WeltevredeKrishna is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu (the Preserver) and incarnated in the Dvapar Yuga, one of the epochs in the Hindu four age cycle. Krishna was born to Vasudeva and Devaki, who were imprisoned by Kansa, Devakis brother, who feared the prophecy that Krishna would kill him. On the night of Krishnas birth, Vasudeva secretly took him from the prison to Gokul village, where he placed the newborn Krishna in the care of Nanda and Yashoda to protect