Shloka 34
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
तस्या वचः समाकर्ण्य वसुदेवोऽपि दुःखितः । अंके कुमारमादाय वैराट्यभिमुखंययौ
tasyā vacaḥ samākarṇya vasudevo'pi duḥkhitaḥ | aṃke kumāramādāya vairāṭyabhimukhaṃyayau
അവളുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് വസുദേവനും ദുഃഖാകുലനായി. ബാലനെ മടിയിൽ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട് വൈരാട്ടിയിലേക്കു നടന്നു.
Narrator (third-person narration)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वसुदेवोऽपि = वसुदेवः + अपि (visarga sandhi). कुमारमादाय = कुमारम् + आदाय. वैराट्यभिमुखंययौ = वैराट्यभिमुखम् + ययौ.
FAQs
Vasudeva is said to become sorrowful after hearing her words.
He takes the young boy in his lap and proceeds toward Vairāṭa.
It highlights compassionate, burdened decision-making—Vasudeva’s grief paired with immediate protective action toward the child.