Shloka 9
श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः
अभिष्टूय च तं वाग्भिः प्रसन्नाभिर् महामतिः विज्ञापयाम् आस तदा कंसाद् भीतो द्विजोत्तम
abhiṣṭūya ca taṃ vāgbhiḥ prasannābhir mahāmatiḥ vijñāpayām āsa tadā kaṃsād bhīto dvijottama
ஓ இருபிறப்பில் சிறந்தவரே! அந்த மகாமதி இனிய, மனமகிழும் சொற்களால் அவரைத் துதித்து, பின்னர் கம்சனின் அச்சத்தால் தூண்டப்பட்டு அப்போது தன் வேண்டுதலை விண்ணப்பித்தார்।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Vasudeva’s fearful petition to the Lord because of Kaṁsa
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To protect his devotees from Kaṁsa’s violence and to set in motion the events leading to Kaṁsa’s destruction and dharma’s restoration.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Safety of devotees and the moral order threatened by tyrannical rule
Concept: In existential fear, the devotee turns to Bhagavān with humble petition (vijñapti), making anxiety itself a doorway to surrender.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When threatened—by people or circumstances—translate fear into prayerful clarity: praise first, then ask for right action and protection without hatred.
Vishishtadvaita: Śaraṇāgati: the soul, dependent on the Lord, seeks refuge; the Lord’s grace responds within history while remaining supreme.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
In this verse, praise functions both as devotion and as a careful approach before making a request, showing how dharmic speech is used to seek protection amid danger.
Parāśara emphasizes Kaṁsa as a source of fear that compels even the wise to act cautiously, setting the stage for Vishnu’s protective, restorative role through Krishna.
The Krishna-Charita context implies Vishnu’s sovereign oversight: tyranny and adharma create the conditions for divine safeguarding of devotees and the re-establishment of dharma.