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Who is Prishnigarbha?

Prishni was Aditi in her previous birth. Her husband was a Prajapati called Sutapas. They did tapas for twelve thousand years to propitiate Lord Vishnu and wanted the Lord to take birth as their son. Bhagavan took birth as their son three times. As Prishnigarbha, son of Prishni and Sutapas. As Vamana, son of Aditi and Kashyapa. And as Krishna, son of Devaki and Vasudeva.

Three versions of Valmiki Ramayana

Valmiki Ramayana itself has got three versions - Southern, North-western, and Gowdiya. They were popularized by different disciples of Valmiki Maharshi. There are minor variations present in these different versions.