Shloka 32
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
नूनं बतर्षि: सञ्जातो योगेशो वा समास स: । स एव दृष्टो ह्युत्पातो यदाहानकदुन्दुभि: ॥ ३२ ॥
nūnaṁ batarṣiḥ sañjāto yogeśo vā samāsa saḥ sa eva dṛṣṭo hy utpāto yad āhānakadundubhiḥ
നന്ദമഹാരാജാവും മറ്റ് ഗോപന്മാരും പറഞ്ഞു: വസുദേവർ തീർച്ചയായും ഒരു മഹർഷിയോ യോഗീശ്വരനോ ആയിരിക്കണം. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ വിപത്തിനെക്കുറിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹം എങ്ങനെ പ്രവചിക്കുമായിരുന്നു?
This verse illustrates the difference between kṣatriyas and innocent vaiśyas. By studying the political situation, Vasudeva could see what would happen, whereas Nanda Mahārāja, the king of the agriculturalists, could only guess that Vasudeva was a great saintly person and had developed mystic powers. Vasudeva actually had all mystic powers under his control; otherwise he could not have become the father of Kṛṣṇa. But in fact he foresaw the calamities in Vraja by studying Kaṁsa’s political activities and thus warned Nanda Mahārāja to take precautions, although Nanda Mahārāja thought that Vasudeva had predicted this incident through wonderful mystic powers. By mystic powers gained through the practice of haṭha-yoga, one can study and understand the future.
FAQs
This verse explains that extraordinary signs—like drums sounding on their own—were taken as confirmation that either a great sage or the Lord of mystic power Himself had appeared, indicating Krishna’s divine presence.
Their spontaneous sound is presented as a supernatural confirmation of the earlier portent seen in Vraja, signaling an auspicious, divine event connected with Krishna.
The verse encourages devotees to see how higher meaning can be present behind remarkable turns of events and to respond with faith, gratitude, and increased devotion rather than mere curiosity.