Shloka 9

The Lord’s Advent: Yoga-māyā’s Mission, Saṅkarṣaṇa’s Transfer, and the Demigods’ Prayers

Devanagari script

अथाहमंशभागेन देवक्या: पुत्रतां शुभे । प्राप्स्यामि त्वं यशोदायां नन्दपत्न्‍यां भविष्यसि ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

athāham aṁśa-bhāgena devakyāḥ putratāṁ śubhe prāpsyāmi tvaṁ yaśodāyāṁ nanda-patnyāṁ bhaviṣyasi

Translation

O all-auspicious Yoga-māyā, I shall appear as the son of Devakī with the fullness of My divine opulences, and you shall appear as the daughter of mother Yaśodā, queen of Mahārāja Nanda.

Synonyms

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle/adverb: ‘now/then’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• अंश-भागेन: by a portion/partial expansion
• अंश-भागेन: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental) एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): ‘aṁśa and bhāga’

• देवक्याः: of Devakī
• देवक्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन

• पुत्रताम्: sonship; the state of being a son
• पुत्रताम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative) एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बोधन (addressing)

• प्राप्स्यामि: I shall attain/obtain
• प्राप्स्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• यशोदायाम्: in/at Yaśodā
• यशोदायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative) एकवचन

• नन्द-पत्न्याम्: in (the womb/house of) Nanda’s wife
• नन्द-पत्न्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘Nanda’s wife’

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Purport

The word aṁśa-bhāgena is important in this verse. In Bhagavad-gītā (10.42) the Lord says:

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Yaśodā
• Nanda

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 2 say about Krishna appearing as Devaki’s son?

This verse states that the Lord will appear by a partial expansion as Devakī’s son, indicating a divine descent arranged by the Supreme for His līlā.

Why does the Bhagavatam mention Yaśodā and Nanda in the same verse about Devakī?

Because the Lord’s internal potency (Yogamāyā) arranges that His childhood pastimes unfold in Vraja—so the divine plan includes Yaśodā giving birth to the Lord’s potency, who will become Nanda’s wife.

How can devotees apply the teaching of Yogamāyā’s arrangement in modern life?

The verse encourages trust that the Lord’s plan works through His energies—devotees can practice steadiness in bhakti, accepting life’s changes as opportunities to serve with faith.