Shloka 72
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
निद्रे गच्छ ममादेशात् पातालतलसंश्रयान् एकैकश्येन षड् गर्भान् देवकीजठरं नय
nidre gaccha mamādeśāt pātālatalasaṃśrayān ekaikaśyena ṣaḍ garbhān devakījaṭharaṃ naya
“O Nidrā, go forth at My command. Take, one by one, the six embryos abiding in the nether regions, and place them into the womb of Devakī.”
Lord Vishnu (issuing a command to Nidrā/Yoganidrā, as narrated within Parasara’s discourse to Maitreya)
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To orchestrate the safeguarding of the divine birth by transferring the six embryos from Pātāla into Devakī’s womb, setting the stage for the avatāra’s descent.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of the Yādava line and the divine advent that will remove adharma
Concept: The Lord’s śakti (Nidrā) moves freely across lokas, showing divine governance over embodied destiny and birth.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: See life-events (even hidden ones) as occurring under a higher moral order; cultivate trust and responsibility rather than fatalism.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s command over śakti and jīvas across realms underscores His immanence as controller while remaining transcendent.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
Nidrā functions as a divine power executing Vishnu’s will, showing that even seemingly natural forces (sleep, delusion, concealment) operate under the Supreme Lord’s command in arranging the avatāra narrative.
Through the depiction of Vishnu issuing direct instructions, the text frames historical events—like Devakī’s pregnancies—as intentionally guided steps within a larger providential plan.
Vishnu is presented as the sovereign controller who orchestrates both cosmic realms (like Pātāla) and human lineage events, reinforcing the Vaishnava view of the Supreme Reality actively sustaining and restoring dharma.