Shloka 6
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
कंसस् तयोर् वररथं चोदयाम् आस सारथिः वसुदेवस्य देवक्याः संयोगे भोजवर्धनः
kaṃsas tayor vararathaṃ codayām āsa sārathiḥ vasudevasya devakyāḥ saṃyoge bhojavardhanaḥ
Then Kaṃsa himself became their charioteer and set that splendid chariot in motion. The increaser of the Bhoja line celebrated the marriage-union of Vasudeva and Devakī, unaware that this very journey was being drawn into the sovereign design of Lord Viṣṇu.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Bhagavān descends as Kṛṣṇa to remove the burden of adharmic rulers—chiefly Kaṃsa—and to protect dharma and His devotees.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of the Yādava line and restoration of righteous kingship and safety for devotees
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
It highlights dramatic irony: Kaṃsa publicly honors Devakī and Vasudeva, yet this very moment sets the chain of events that leads to Viṣṇu’s descent and Kaṃsa’s eventual downfall.
By narrating ordinary royal ceremony alongside looming consequence, Parāśara implies that human actions unfold within Viṣṇu’s higher ordering—history becoming a vehicle for dharma’s restoration.
Even before Krishna is explicitly foregrounded, the narrative points to Viṣṇu as the supreme governor of outcomes—guiding events toward the avatāra that re-establishes cosmic balance.