Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: Mother of Kresna and Baladewa. In some retellings, the mother of these two characters is Maerah.
Notes on the Indian retellings: Known as Devaki, the princess of Mathura. After her marriage with Vasudeva, the aakashavani (divine prophecy from the skies) announced that Kamsa (her brother) would die at the hands of her eighth child. Upon hearing this, Kamsa imprisoned both Devaki and Vasudewa and killed every child born to them. He was unsuccessful in killing the seventh and eighth child of the couple.