and ag op a ▁was ▁the ▁fost er ▁father ▁of ▁Lord ▁Sri ▁Kr ish na . ▁He ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁ ▁Bal rama . ▁N anda , ▁also ▁identified ▁as ▁King ▁N anda ▁in ▁many ▁script ures ▁was ▁a ▁k ins man ▁and ▁great ▁friend ▁of ▁King ▁Vas ude va . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁King ▁N anda ▁and ▁King ▁Vas ude va ▁were ▁brothers ▁is ▁confirmed ▁both ▁by ▁ ▁Bh ag av at ▁Pur ana , ▁Book ▁ 1 0 , ▁and ▁Mah ab har ata . ▁ ▁Kr ish na ▁and ▁N anda ▁According ▁to ▁Bh ag av ata ▁Pur ana , ▁King ▁N anda ▁of ▁G ok ul ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁brother ▁of ▁King ▁Vas ude va . ▁ ▁King ▁Vas ude va ▁married ▁Dev aki , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁U gr as ena ▁of ▁Math ura . ▁Dev aki ' s ▁brother , ▁an ▁evil ▁t yr ant ▁named ▁K ams a , ▁had ▁imprison ed ▁U gr as ena ▁and ▁us ur ped ▁the ▁throne . ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁divine ▁prediction ▁that ▁K ams a ▁would ▁be ▁s lain ▁by ▁the ▁e ighth ▁child ▁of ▁dev aki , ▁K ams a ▁arranged ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁Dev aki ' s ▁sons ▁should ▁die ▁at ▁birth . ▁Six ▁children ▁thus ▁per ished . ▁Vas ude va ▁wife ▁give ▁birth ▁to ▁Bal rama ▁and ▁Kr ish na ▁himself ▁was ▁placed ▁by ▁Vas ude va ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁N anda . ▁Both ▁Kr ish na ▁and ▁Bal rama ▁were ▁brought ▁up