Shloka 57
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
तं दृष्ट्वा देवकी देवी मृतागमननिर्गमम् । मेने सुविस्मिता मायां कृष्णस्य रचितां नृप ॥ ५७ ॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā devakī devī mṛtāgamana-nirgamam mene su-vismitā māyāṁ kṛṣṇasya racitāṁ nṛpa
Wahai Raja, melihat anak-anaknya kembali dari kematian lalu pergi lagi, Devakī yang suci sangat terpegun dan menganggap semuanya hanyalah māyā yang dicipta oleh Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
It says Devakī recognized the extraordinary event—her dead sons appearing again—as māyā arranged by Kṛṣṇa, indicating His supreme control over divine potency.
Because the reappearance of those who had died is beyond ordinary nature; Devakī understood it as a special divine arrangement of Kṛṣṇa’s power, not a mundane occurrence.
The verse encourages seeing extraordinary events through the lens of Bhagavān’s śakti—cultivating humility and devotion, rather than pride or mere fascination with the miraculous.