Shloka 64
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
वसुदेवस्य या पत्नी देवकी देवतोपमा तस्यायम् अष्टमो गर्भो मत्केशो भविता सुराः
vasudevasya yā patnī devakī devatopamā tasyāyam aṣṭamo garbho matkeśo bhavitā surāḥ
يا معشر الآلهة! ديفكي زوجة فاسوديفا، المتألقة كالإلهة، ستحمل بالحمل الثامن؛ وذلك الحمل الثامن سيكون تجلّي شعري أنا بينكم.
Śrī Viṣṇu (speaking to the devas, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Identification of the avatāra’s birth—Devakī’s eighth pregnancy as the locus of Hari’s manifestation.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: clarificatory and authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To be born as Devakī’s eighth child in Vasudeva’s house and thereby protect the devas and restore order by removing asuric tyranny.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of the devas and re-establishment of dharmic kingship through the avatāra’s birth.
Concept: The transcendent Lord chooses a human womb, making the household a sacred site for divine presence and protection.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Honor sanctity of family life and cultivate devotion in the home, seeing daily life as a place where God can be welcomed through purity and remembrance.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s ‘saulabhya’ (easy accessibility) is shown: the Supreme becomes near and relatable without ceasing to be the Supreme.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Vasudeva
Vishnu Form: Vasudeva
Bhakti Type: vatsalya
Vyuha Form: Vasudeva
FAQs
It marks the foretold descent of Viṣṇu as Kṛṣṇa—an avatāra event framed as a deliberate act to protect the devas and restore dharma in the world.
Through a dialogue narrative where Viṣṇu himself announces his manifestation, showing that the incarnation is not accidental but a sovereign, purposeful descent for cosmic order.
Viṣṇu is presented as the supreme governor of cosmic order who manifests by will; Kṛṣṇa’s birth is portrayed as a direct expression of that supreme reality acting within history.