Shloka 67
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
कंसाय चाष्टमे गर्भे देवक्यां धरणीधरः भविष्यतीत्य् आचचक्षे भगवान् नारदो मुनिः
kaṃsāya cāṣṭame garbhe devakyāṃ dharaṇīdharaḥ bhaviṣyatīty ācacakṣe bhagavān nārado muniḥ
আৰু ভগৱান মুনি নাৰদে কংসক ক’লে—“দেৱকীৰ অষ্টম গৰ্ভত ধৰণীধৰ (শ্ৰী বিষ্ণু) জন্ম ল’ব।”
Sage Parāśara (narrating the episode; within the narrative, Sage Nārada speaks to Kaṁsa)
FAQs
This verse marks the decisive prophecy: the Lord (Dharaṇīdhara) will manifest through Devakī’s eighth pregnancy, setting in motion the events that culminate in the restoration of dharma through Krishna’s descent.
Parāśara presents Nārada as the catalytic messenger whose truthful proclamation intensifies Kaṁsa’s fear and accelerates the divine narrative leading to Vishnu’s avatāra.
Vishnu is implied as the sovereign protector of cosmic order—“Dharaṇīdhara”—whose birth is not ordinary but a purposeful manifestation to uphold the world and defeat adharma.