Shloka 24
श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः
ततो बालध्वनिं श्रुत्वा रक्षिणः सहसोत्थिताः कंसायावेदयाम् आसुर् देवकीप्रसवं द्विज
tato bāladhvaniṃ śrutvā rakṣiṇaḥ sahasotthitāḥ kaṃsāyāvedayām āsur devakīprasavaṃ dvija
তাৰ পাছত নবজাতৰ কান্দোনৰ ধ্বনি শুনি ৰক্ষীসকল তৎক্ষণাৎ উঠিল; হে দ্বিজ, দেবকীৰ প্ৰসৱৰ সংবাদ কংসক জনালে।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; addressing him as dvija)
FAQs
It triggers the immediate chain of events by which Kaṃsa learns of Devakī’s delivery, showing how swiftly worldly power reacts—yet remains unable to stop the divine plan.
Through a cause-and-effect narration: the child’s cry leads to the guards’ report, which leads to Kaṃsa’s response—presenting history as moving under the higher sovereignty of Vishnu’s avatāra purpose.
Even without naming Vishnu in this verse, the episode belongs to the avatāra narrative where the Supreme Reality manifests within history, overruling tyrannical control and reestablishing dharma.