Shloka 6

Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas

Devanagari script

नन्वहं ते ह्यवरजा दीना हतसुता प्रभो । दातुमर्हसि मन्दाया अङ्गेमां चरमां प्रजाम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

nanv ahaṁ te hy avarajā dīnā hata-sutā prabho dātum arhasi mandāyā aṅgemāṁ caramāṁ prajām

Translation

എന്റെ പ്രഭോ, സഹോദരാ, കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെല്ലാം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട ഞാൻ അതീവ ദുഃഖിതയാണ്. എങ്കിലും ഞാൻ നിന്റെ അനിയത്തിയാണല്ലോ. അതിനാൽ ഈ അവസാനത്തെ കുഞ്ഞിനെയെങ്കിലും എനിക്ക് ദാനമായി നൽകാൻ കനിയണമേ.

Synonyms

• nanu: indeed
• nanu: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nanu (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/प्रत्यवायार्थक-अव्ययम् (indeclinable particle: 'indeed, surely')

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• avarajā: younger sister
• avarajā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avarajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'younger sister'

• dīnā: wretched, helpless
• dīnā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (aham/avarajā-विशेषणम्)

• hata-sutā: whose children are slain
• hata-sutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (han-धातु, क्त) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हताः सुताः यस्याः)

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Karma-pravacaniya (क्रियार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (Infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• mandāyāḥ: of me, the weak one
• mandāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (aham-सम्बन्धे)

• aṅga: O dear
• aṅga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन/अनुनयार्थक-निपातः (vocative particle)

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• caramām: last
• caramām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: carama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (prajām-विशेषणम्)

• prajām: offspring, child
• prajām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Kaṁsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Devakī’s suffering under Kaṁsa?

This verse shows Devakī as “hata-sutā,” a mother whose sons have been killed, pleading for mercy—highlighting Kaṁsa’s cruelty and her helpless condition.

Why did Devakī ask Kaṁsa to spare her last child?

After Kaṁsa had killed her previous newborn sons, Devakī appeals to him as her elder brother, begging him to grant her at least the final remaining offspring.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

It teaches empathy for the afflicted and warns against abusing power—urging us to protect the vulnerable rather than exploit their weakness.