Shloka 12
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
पुरा वसुंधरा ह्यासीत्कंसादिनृपपीडिता । स्वाधिकारप्रमत्तेन कंसदूतेन ताडिता
purā vasuṃdharā hyāsītkaṃsādinṛpapīḍitā | svādhikārapramattena kaṃsadūtena tāḍitā
قدیم زمانے میں زمین ماں کَنس وغیرہ بادشاہوں کے ظلم سے ستائی ہوئی تھی۔ اپنے اختیار کے نشے میں چور کَنس کے قاصد نے اسے مارا پیٹا اور اذیت دی۔
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 13)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्यासीत् = हि + आसीत्; कंसादिनृपपीडिता = कंस + आदि + नृप + पीडिता; स्वाधिकारप्रमत्तेन = स्व + अधिकार + प्रमत्तेन; कंसदूतेन = कंस + दूतेन.
FAQs
It depicts the Earth (Vasundharā) suffering oppression under tyrannical rulers like Kaṃsa, highlighting the cruelty that arises from unchecked power and arrogance.
It suggests someone deluded or intoxicated by their own delegated authority—acting violently and carelessly because they feel empowered and unaccountable.
Power without restraint leads to abuse; arrogance in authority results in harm to the innocent and becomes a cause for moral and cosmic imbalance that calls for correction.