Shloka 33
Vidura Leaves Hastināpura and Meets Uddhava
Vidura’s Tīrtha-yātrā Begins
कच्चिच्छिवं देवकभोजपुत्र्या विष्णुप्रजाया इव देवमातु: । या वै स्वगर्भेण दधार देवं त्रयी यथा यज्ञवितानमर्थम् ॥ ३३ ॥
kaccic chivaṁ devaka-bhoja-putryā viṣṇu-prajāyā iva deva-mātuḥ yā vai sva-garbheṇa dadhāra devaṁ trayī yathā yajña-vitānam artham
Is Devakī—daughter of Devaka-bhoja, like the Mother of the gods and as the prajā of Viṣṇu—auspicious and well? She bore the Deva within her womb, as the three Vedas hold the meaning of sacrificial rites.
The Vedas are full of transcendental knowledge and spiritual values, and thus Devakī, the mother of Lord Kṛṣṇa, conceived the Lord in her womb as the personified meaning of the Vedas. There is no difference between the Vedas and the Lord. The Vedas aim at the understanding of the Lord, and the Lord is the Vedas personified. Devakī is compared to the meaningful Vedas, and the Lord to their purpose personified.
FAQs
This verse honors Devakī as supremely auspicious because she carried Lord Viṣṇu within her womb, portraying her motherhood as spiritually comparable to the Vedas sustaining sacred sacrifice.
While inquiring from Maitreya about the Lord’s earthly pastimes and the devotees connected to them, Vidura specifically asks about Devakī because she is central to the Lord’s appearance and deeply revered among devotees.
It teaches reverence for devotees and for sacred responsibility: just as Devakī sheltered the Lord, one can “carry” the divine through steady devotion, purity, and supporting dharma in daily life.