Shloka 69
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
जातं जातं च कंसाय तेनैवोक्तं यथा पुरा तथैव वसुदेवो ऽपि पुत्रम् अर्पितवान् द्विज
jātaṃ jātaṃ ca kaṃsāya tenaivoktaṃ yathā purā tathaiva vasudevo 'pi putram arpitavān dvija
O brāhmaṇa, each time a child was born, just as had been declared earlier, Vasudeva—true to that very word—handed the newborn son over to Kaṁsa.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Satya (truthfulness) and fidelity to one’s given word are upheld even amid fear and loss.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Honor commitments and moral principles, while seeking wise means to protect life and dharma.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as service to Bhagavān’s order—ethical action participates in divine governance.
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It highlights the oppressive rule driven by prophecy and sets the narrative tension that culminates in Vishnu’s avatāra restoring dharma.
Parāśara narrates it as a causal lead-in—showing how fear and tyranny intensify events that make Krishna’s divine intervention necessary.
The verse prepares the ground for Vishnu’s descent as Krishna, where the Supreme Reality acts within history to re-establish universal order.