Madhya 19.197

TEXT 197

TEXT

দেবকী বসুদেবশ্চ বিজ্ঞায় জগদীশ্বরৌ ।
কৃতসংবন্দনৌ পুত্রৌ সস্বজাতে ন শঙ্কিতৌ ॥ ১৯৭ ॥

devaki vasudevas ca

vijnaya jagad-isvarau

krta-samvandanau putrau

sasvajate na saṅkitau

SYNONYMS

devaki-Devaki; vasudevah-Vasudeva; ca-and; vijnaya-understanding; jagat-isvarau-the two Lords of the universe; krta-samvandanau-having paid obeisances; putrau-the two sons Krsna and Balarama; sasvajate-embraced; na-not; saṅkitau-being frightened.

TRANSLATION

" 'When Devaki and Vasudeva understood that their two sons Krsna and Balarama, who had paid obeisances to them, were the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they became fearful and did not embrace Them.'

PURPORT

This verse quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.44.51) refers to the killing of Kamsa by Krsna and Balarama. Vasudeva and Devaki saw their son kill the powerful demon Kamsa, and after this they were immediately released from their shackles. Balarama and Krsna then offered respects to Devaki and Vasudeva. Both father and mother wanted to embrace their sons, but they understood that Krsna and Balarama were the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they therefore hesitated to embrace Them. Their parental love for Krsna and Balarama was therefore hampered and decreased by awe and reverence.