Shloka 19
श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः
कंसस्य करम् आदाय तत्रैवाभ्यागतांस् तटे नन्दादीन् गोपवृद्धांश् च यमुनायां ददर्श सः
kaṃsasya karam ādāya tatraivābhyāgatāṃs taṭe nandādīn gopavṛddhāṃś ca yamunāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
Indem er die Hand Kaṁsas ergriff, sah er dort am Ufer Nanda und die anderen betagten Kuhhirten, die an der Yamunā eingetroffen waren.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It functions as a sacred meeting-point where the pastoral community (Nanda and the elder gopas) becomes directly connected to the unfolding confrontation with Kaṁsa, linking holy geography with divine action.
Parāśara narrates it as a transitional scene: the narrative shifts from Kaṁsa’s sphere of power to the presence of Nanda and the cowherd elders, emphasizing how Krishna’s divine purpose reaches both court and countryside.
The verse highlights divine sovereignty in a humanly readable way—Krishna’s mastery over Kaṁsa and his simultaneous regard for devotees like Nanda—supporting the Purana’s vision of the Supreme preserving cosmic order through embodied līlā.