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
Ô brāhmane ! Chaque fois qu’un enfant naissait, comme cela lui avait été annoncé auparavant, Vasudeva, fidèle à cette parole, remettait le nouveau-né à Kaṁsa.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
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.