Shloka 2

Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas

Devanagari script

ते तु तूर्णमुपव्रज्य देवक्या गर्भजन्म तत् । आचख्युर्भोजराजाय यदुद्विग्न: प्रतीक्षते ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

te tu tūrṇam upavrajya devakyā garbha-janma tat ācakhyur bhoja-rājāya yad udvignaḥ pratīkṣate

Translation

ఆ కావలివారు వెంటనే భోజరాజు కంసుని వద్దకు వెళ్లి, దేవకికి బిడ్డ పుట్టిన వార్తను తెలిపారు. కంసుడు ఆ వార్త కోసమే ఆత్రుతగా ఎదురుచూస్తున్నాడు.

Synonyms

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (pronoun: they)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक (adverb: quickly)

• upavrajya: having approached
• upavrajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√vraj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having approached/gone near’

• devakyāḥ: of Devakī
• devakyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• garbha-janma: the childbirth
• garbha-janma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘birth from the womb/pregnancy-birth’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object of reporting

• tat: that (event)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (referring to the event)

• ācakhyuḥ: reported
• ācakhyuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘reported/told’

• bhoja-rājāya: to the Bhoja king (Kaṁsa)
• bhoja-rājāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoja (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘king of the Bhojas’); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (dative, 4th), एकवचन

• yat: because
• yat: Hetu-bodhaka (हेतुबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग; यत्-सम्बन्ध (relative particle: ‘because/that’)

• udvignaḥ: anxious
• udvignaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√vij (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘agitated/anxious’

• pratīkṣate: waits (for)
• pratīkṣate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘waits/looks for’

Purport

Kaṁsa was very anxiously waiting because of the prophecy that the eighth child of Devakī would kill him. This time, naturally, he was awake and waiting, and when the watchmen approached him, he immediately took action to kill the child.

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Kaṁsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kaṁsa’s fear at the time of Devakī’s childbirth?

This verse states that Kaṁsa was already disturbed and anxiously waiting for news of Devakī’s delivery, showing how fear and adharma intensify as the Lord’s appearance approaches.

Why was Kaṁsa waiting for news of Devakī’s child in Canto 10 Chapter 4?

Because of the prophecy that Devakī’s child would be the cause of his death, Kaṁsa monitored each birth and demanded immediate reports.

What is the practical lesson from Kaṁsa being ‘udvignaḥ’ (agitated)?

A mind driven by fear and obsession loses peace; Bhagavatam contrasts this with the steadiness gained through devotion and surrender to the Supreme.