Shloka 80
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
कंसश् च त्वाम् उपादाय देवि शैलशिलातले प्रक्षेप्स्यत्य् अन्तरिक्षे च त्वं स्थानं समवाप्स्यसि
kaṃsaś ca tvām upādāya devi śailaśilātale prakṣepsyaty antarikṣe ca tvaṃ sthānaṃ samavāpsyasi
اور اے دیوی! کَنس تمہیں پکڑ کر پہاڑ کی چٹان پر پٹخ دے گا؛ مگر تم فضا ہی میں اپنے مقدر مقام کو پا لو گی۔
Sage Parasara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: By allowing the goddess-child to elude Kaṃsa’s violence, the Lord preserves the avatāra plan leading to Kaṃsa’s destruction and the protection of devotees.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Triumph of divine ordinance over tyrannical force; protection of the Lord’s devotees and mission
Concept: Adharma-driven violence cannot overturn the higher ordinance; the divine plan prevails even when worldly power strikes with cruelty.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Resist despair in the face of oppression; uphold dharma with steadiness, trusting that unjust force is ultimately self-defeating.
Vishishtadvaita: The ‘higher ordinance’ implies a sovereign Lord whose will governs outcomes while creatures act freely—divine providence coordinating history without erasing agency.
Vishnu Form: Hari (name)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that divine agency cannot be destroyed by tyrannical force; Yogamaya transcends Kamsa’s act and assumes her appointed role in safeguarding Vishnu’s avatara plan.
Parasara frames it as the triumph of higher ordinance: even when Kamsa tries to kill the child, the Goddess is established in her proper state, showing that cosmic order overrides human cruelty.
The episode functions as a prelude to Vishnu’s descent as Krishna: it highlights Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty, where the divine plan unfolds inevitably despite opposition from worldly rulers.