Shloka 18
श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः
यमुनां चातिगम्भीरां नानावर्तशताकुलाम् वसुदेवो वहन् विष्णुं जानुमात्रवहां ययौ
yamunāṃ cātigambhīrāṃ nānāvartaśatākulām vasudevo vahan viṣṇuṃ jānumātravahāṃ yayau
Buhat ang mismong Viṣṇu, pumasok si Vasudeva sa Yamunā na napakalalim at magulo sa daan-daang ikot ng agos; ngunit ang ilog ay naging hanggang tuhod lamang para sa kanya, kaya siya’y nakatawid.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals nature’s obedience to Vishnu’s presence: the river’s perilous depth and whirlpools yield, enabling Vasudeva to safely carry the Lord to Gokula.
Through narrative causality: while Vasudeva acts with devotion and resolve, the environment itself transforms—showing that Vishnu’s will upholds and safeguards the course of dharma.
The verse affirms that Krishna is not merely a heroic child but Vishnu Himself—the supreme, all-pervading reality—whose presence commands cosmic order even within a human birth-story.