Shloka 27
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
अथ तत्र कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवकी सर्वदेवता । श्रुत्वानीतं गुरो: पुत्रमात्मजाभ्यां सुविस्मिता ॥ २७ ॥ कृष्णरामौ समाश्राव्य पुत्रान् कंसविहिंसितान् । स्मरन्ती कृपणं प्राह वैक्लव्यादश्रुलोचना ॥ २८ ॥
atha tatra kuru-śreṣṭha devakī sarva-devatā śrutvānītaṁ guroḥ putram ātmajābhyāṁ su-vismitā
అప్పుడు, ఓ కురుశ్రేష్ఠా, సర్వదేవతలచే పూజింపబడే దేవకీ తన ఇద్దరు కుమారులు కృష్ణరాములను సంభోదించింది. వారు గురుపుత్రుని మరణం నుండి తిరిగి తీసుకొచ్చారని విని ఆమె అత్యంత ఆశ్చర్యపడింది. ఇప్పుడు కంసుడు హతమార్చిన తన కుమారులను తలచుకొని, కన్నీళ్లతో నిండిన కళ్లతో దయనీయంగా వేడుకుంది.
Vasudeva’s love for Kṛṣṇa had been disturbed because his awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s opulences conflicted with seeing Him as his son. In a different way, Devakī’s love was somewhat distracted by her lamentation for her dead sons. So Kṛṣṇa arranged to relieve her of the mistaken idea that anyone else but Him was actually her son. Since Devakī is known to be worshiped by all great souls, her show of maternal affection must actually have been an effect of the Lord’s Yoga-māyā, who increases the pleasure of His pastimes. Thus in text 54 Devakī will be described as mohitā māyayā viṣṇoḥ, “bewildered by the internal energy of Lord Viṣṇu.”
FAQs
This verse highlights that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma even retrieved Their guru’s son, showing that honoring and serving the guru is sacred and central in bhakti.
She heard that her two sons had brought back Their guru’s son—an extraordinary act revealing Their divine potency and ideal conduct.
Approach spiritual learning with humility, gratitude, and service—supporting one’s teacher and sincerely applying the teachings in daily conduct.