How do reconcile it?

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> Formerly an asura named K€lanemi had six sons, named Haˆsa, Suvikrama,

> Kr€tha, Damana, Ripurmardana and Krodhahant€. They were known as the

> a-garbhas, or six garbhas, and they were all equally powerful and expert

> in military affairs. These a-garbhas gave up the association of

> HiraŠyakaipu, their grandfather, and underwent great austerities to

> satisfy Lord Brahm€, who, upon being satisfied, agreed to give them

> whatever benediction they might desire. When asked by Lord Brahm€ to state

> what they wanted, the €-garbhas replied, “Dear Lord Brahm€, if you want

> to give us a benediction, give us the blessing that we will not be killed

> by any demigod, mah€-roga, Yaka, Gandharva-pati, Siddha, C€raŠa or human

> being, nor by great sages who are perfect in their penances and

> austerities.” Brahm€ understood their purpose and fulfilled their desire.

> But when HiraŠyakaipu came to know of these events, he was very angry at

> his grandsons. “You have given up my association and have gone to worship

> Lord Brahm€,” he said, “and therefore I no longer have any affection for

> you. You have tried to save yourselves from the hands of the demigods, but

> I curse you in this way: Your father will take birth as Kaˆsa and kill all

> of you because you will take birth as sons of Devak….” Because of this

> curse, the grandsons of HiraŠyakaipu had to take birth from the womb of

> Devak… and be killed by Kaˆsa, although he was previously their father. SB

> 10.1.69

>

> In the Caitanya Bhagavata translated by Sarvabhavana dasa, and confirmed

> by Sri Srimad B. V. Puri Goswami we find Lord Caitanya describing that

> Devaki Mataji asked her sons to bring back the lives of her sons as They

> did with the sons of Sandipani Muni. Lord Caitanya says:

>

> Once very surprisingly, Brahma was struck by Cupid's arrow. Blinded with

> lust, he chased his own daughter. These six grandsons of Brahma - who were

> then just young boys - began to smirk and laugh upon seeing this scene; as

> a result, they fell down instantly from their godly position. having

> ridiculed a great personality, they had to take birth in the family of the

> vicious demon, Hiranyakasipu, who had vowed to live by the sword and put

> everyone into subjugation. During the following fight between the demigods

> and the demons, Indra vanquished these six with his powerful thunderbolt

> weapon and they died after much torment. Yoga-maya then arranged for them

> to be born one by one as the sons of Mother Devaki.

>

> I would appreciate you input. Thank you very much,

>

> dasanudasa

>

> Rasananda Swami

 

It's possible that this is actually the same story being told from different

perspectives.

 

But perhaps more likely is that it is the same thing happening in different

kalpas. Often what is basically the same pastime happens with some

differences in different days of Brahma.

 

We find the following description in a Srimad Bhagavatam purport: "The

€c€rya has further commented that the reason Lord KŠa is described in this

verse as garua-dhvaja, "He whose flag is marked by the symbol of His

carrier, Garua," is that K€liya also desired to become Lord KŠa's

carrier. Garua and the serpents are originally related as brothers, and

therefore K€liya wanted to indicate to Lord KŠa, "If You ever have to go

to a distant place, You should also think of me as Your personal carrier. I

am the servant of Your servant, and in the wink of an eye I can travel

hundreds of millions of yojanas." Thus the Pur€Šas narrate that in the

course of Lord KŠa's eternal cycle of pastimes, when Kaˆsa orders the Lord

to come to Mathur€, He sometimes goes there mounted upon K€liya.

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhup€da to the Tenth Canto, Sixteenth Chapter, of the

®r…mad-Bh€gavatam, entitled "KŠa Chastises the Serpent K€liya."

 

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