Shloka 25
श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः
कंसस् तूर्णम् उपेत्यैनां ततो जग्राह बालिकाम् मुञ्च मुञ्चेति देवक्या सन्नकण्ठ्या निवारितः
kaṃsas tūrṇam upetyaināṃ tato jagrāha bālikām muñca muñceti devakyā sannakaṇṭhyā nivāritaḥ
کَنس فوراً لپک کر آگے بڑھا اور اس ننھی بچی کو پکڑ لیا؛ تب دیوکی، گلا بھر آنے سے رُکی ہوئی آواز میں بار بار فریاد کرنے لگی—“چھوڑ دو، چھوڑ دو!”—اور اسے روکنے کی کوشش کرتی رہی۔
Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It highlights the clash between human compassion and Kamsa’s adharma, setting the emotional and moral stakes just before divine protection overturns his violent intent.
Parashara narrates how Kamsa’s oppressive actions intensify right before Vishnu’s higher arrangement manifests—where even Kamsa’s aggression becomes a backdrop for the restoration of dharma.
Though not named in this verse, the scene belongs to Vishnu’s Krishna-avatara cycle: the Supreme Reality safeguards cosmic order, using divine agency (the infant girl/Yogamaya) to frustrate adharma and prepare dharma’s victory.