Shloka 10
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
कथं वा भगवान्जातः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । देवकीजठरे विष्णुः किं कर्तुं केन हेतुना
kathaṃ vā bhagavānjātaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | devakījaṭhare viṣṇuḥ kiṃ kartuṃ kena hetunā
శంఖ-చక్ర-గదాధారియైన భగవానుడు ఎలా అవతరించాడు? విష్ణువు దేవకీ గర్భమునకు ఏ కారణముచేత, ఏ కార్యార్థమై ప్రవేశించెను?
Unspecified in provided excerpt (a question posed by an interlocutor within the narrative dialogue)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भगवान्जातः = भगवान् + जातः; देवकीजठरे = देवकी + जठरे.
FAQs
It asks about the mystery of divine incarnation: how the Lord who bears the conch, discus, and mace can be “born,” and what purpose led Viṣṇu to enter Devakī’s womb.
It points toward avatāra-doctrine: the Lord’s descent is purposeful and causal (for a divine mission), even if His nature transcends ordinary birth.
They identify the speaker’s subject as Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa in His iconic form, emphasizing divine sovereignty even while discussing His appearance in human history.