Shloka 32
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
तदा हर्षितुमारेभे दृष्ट्वा ह्यानकदुंदुभिः । कंसासुरभयत्रस्ता प्रोवाच देवकी तदा
tadā harṣitumārebhe dṛṣṭvā hyānakaduṃdubhiḥ | kaṃsāsurabhayatrastā provāca devakī tadā
Ketika itu, melihat Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), dia pun mula bersukacita. Namun Devakī, yang gentar kerana takut akan asura Kaṁsa, berkata pada saat itu.
Devakī
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्यानकदुंदुभिः = हि + आनक-दुन्दुभिः; कंसासुरभयत्रस्ता = कंस-असुर-भय-त्रस्ता.
FAQs
Ānakadundubhi is an epithet of Vasudeva, Devakī’s husband and the father of Kṛṣṇa in the wider Vaiṣṇava narrative tradition.
Kaṃsa is portrayed as a tyrant who threatens Devakī’s offspring; the verse highlights her joy at seeing Vasudeva alongside the continuing danger posed by Kaṃsa.
The verse juxtaposes hope and fear, illustrating steadfastness in crisis and the human vulnerability that frames later divine intervention in the Kṛṣṇa-related narrative context.