Shloka 19
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
देवकी सुप्रजा देवी त्वया पुरुषसत्तम । यद् ब्रूयां त्वां महाबाहो तत् कृथास्त्वमिहाच्युत
devakī suprajā devī tvayā puruṣasattama | yad brūyāṃ tvāṃ mahābāho tat kṛthās tvam ihācyuta ||
毗舍波耶那说：“噢，人中至胜者！因得你为子，天女提婆姬确被称为具最上子嗣者。噢大臂的阿周陀！我将要向你所求之事，愿你就在此处成就。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for divine virtue and the idea that true ‘noble progeny’ is measured by dharmic excellence: Devakī is called suprajā because her son is Kṛṣṇa, the ideal of steadfastness and righteousness. It also models respectful petition—addressing a superior with honor and asking for action aligned with dharma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating the events, praises Kṛṣṇa with epithets (Puruṣasattama, Mahābāhu, Acyuta) and prefaces a request: he signals that he is about to ask Kṛṣṇa to carry out something ‘here’ in the present situation, framing the request through honor and acknowledgment of Kṛṣṇa’s exceptional status.