SB 1.8.23
TEXT 23
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TEXT
यथा हृषीकेश खलेन देवकी कंसेन रुद्धातिचिरं शुचार्पिता ।
विमोचिताहं च सहात्मजा विभो त्वयैव नाथेन मुहुर्विपद्गणात् ॥ २३ ॥ yatha hrsikesa khalena devaki
kamsena ruddhaticiram sucarpita
vimocitaham ca sahatmaja vibho
tvayaiva nathena muhur vipadganat
yatha-as it were; hrsikesa-the master of the senses; khalena-by the envious; devaki-Devaki (the mother of Sri Krsna); kamsena-by King Kamsa; ruddha-imprisoned; aticiram-for a long time; sucarpita-distressed; vimocita-released; aham ca-also myself; sahatmaja-along with my children; vibho-O great one; tvaya eva-by Your Lordship; nathena-as the protector; muhuh-constantly; vipadganat-series of dangers.
TRANSLATION
O Hrsikesa, master of the senses and Lord of lords, You have released Your mother Devaki, who was long imprisoned and distressed by the envious King Kamsa, and myself and my children from a series of constant dangers.
Devaki, the mother of Krsna and sister of King Kamsa, was put into prison along with her husband Vasudeva because the envious King was afraid of being killed by the eighth son (Krsna) of Devaki. He therefore killed all the sons of Devaki who were born before Krsna, but Krsna escaped the danger of child-slaughter because He was transferred to the house of Nanda Maharaja, Lord Krsna's foster father. Kuntidevi was also saved from a series of dangers along with her children. But Kuntidevi was shown more favor because Lord Krsna did not save the other children of Devaki, whereas He saved the children of Kuntidevi. This was done because Devaki's husband, Vasudeva, was living, but Kuntidevi was a widow, and there was none to help her except Krsna. The conclusion is that Krsna endows more favor to a devotee who is in greater dangers. Sometimes He puts His pure devotees in such dangers because in that condition of helplessness the devotee becomes more attached to the Lord. The more the attachment is there for the Lord, the more success is there for the devotee.
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