Shloka 3
गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्
योगनिद्रा यशोदायास् तस्मिन्न् एव ततो दिने संभूता जठरे तद्वद् यथोक्तं परमेष्ठिना
yoganidrā yaśodāyās tasminn eva tato dine saṃbhūtā jaṭhare tadvad yathoktaṃ parameṣṭhinā
That very day, just as the Supreme Ordainer had declared, Yoga-nidrā was conceived in Yaśodā’s womb, so that the Lord’s sovereign design might unfold without impediment.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To enable the Lord’s birth-līlā by manifesting Yogānidrā (Yogamāyā) in Yaśodā’s womb, ensuring the divine plan proceeds unobstructed.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Safeguarding the avatāra’s appearance and the protection of devotees through divine strategy
Concept: Yoganidrā/Yogamāyā is presented as the Lord’s sovereign, inscrutable power that arranges empirical events while serving the higher divine intention.
Vedantic Theme: Maya
Application: Distinguish between surface appearances and deeper purpose; cultivate humility and patience when outcomes are ‘veiled,’ trusting dharmic effort and surrender.
Vishishtadvaita: Māyā is not an independent absolute; it is Bhagavat-śakti—real, controlled, and purposeful—supporting the Lord’s immanence and governance of the world-process.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
Here Yoga-nidrā is presented as a divine potency that manifests according to higher command, enabling Vishnu’s plan to unfold—showing that cosmic events around Krishna’s birth are governed by supreme order, not chance.
Parāśara frames it as precise execution of what was previously ordained (“yathoktaṃ”), emphasizing a scripted, providential sequence where divine powers take birth and act in time to support Vishnu’s purpose.
Even when the verse names Yoga-nidrā and Parameṣṭhin, the underlying point is Vishnu’s supremacy: his will coordinates gods and powers, revealing him as the ultimate governor of manifestation and liberation-oriented dharma.