Shloka 7
Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas
श्रीशुक उवाच उपगुह्यात्मजामेवं रुदत्या दीनदीनवत् । याचितस्तां विनिर्भर्त्स्य हस्तादाचिच्छिदे खल: ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca upaguhyātmajām evaṁ rudatyā dīna-dīnavat yācitas tāṁ vinirbhartsya hastād ācicchide khalaḥ
ശ്രീ ശുകദേവ ഗോസ്വാമി തുടർന്നു: മകളെ മാറോടണച്ച് കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് ദേവകി കംസനോട് അപേക്ഷിച്ചു. എന്നാൽ ക്രൂരനായ അവൻ അവളെ ശകാരിക്കുകയും കൈകളിൽ നിന്ന് കുട്ടിയെ ബലമായി പിടിച്ചുവാങ്ങുകയും ചെയ്തു.
Although Devakī was crying like a very poor woman, actually she was not poor, and therefore the word used here is dīnavat. She had already given birth to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, who could have been richer than she? Even the demigods had come to offer prayers to Devakī, but she played the part of a poor, piteously afflicted woman because she wanted to save the daughter of Yaśodā.
FAQs
Śukadeva describes the intense scene where the weeping child is held close, yet a wicked attacker forcibly tries to snatch the child away despite pleas—highlighting the danger surrounding Kṛṣṇa’s early pastimes.
Because the act described is cruel—rebuking a crying, helpless one and forcefully tearing the child away—showing hostility toward the innocent and toward the Lord’s devotees.
Even when danger appears overwhelming, the Bhagavatam frames such moments within the Lord’s protective līlā—encouraging devotees to seek shelter in bhakti rather than panic.