SB 10.4.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 4: The Atrocities of King Kaḿsa

SB 10.4.23

SB 10.4.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

mocayām āsa nigaḍād
viśrabdhaḥ kanyakā-girā
devakīṁ vasudevaṁ ca
darśayann ātma-sauhṛdam

SYNONYMS

mocayām āsa—Kaṁsa released them; nigaḍāt—from their iron shackles; viśrabdhaḥ—with full confidence; kanyakā-girā—in the words of the goddess Durgā; devakīm—toward his sister Devakī; vasudevam ca—and his brother-in-law Vasudeva; darśayan—fully exhibiting; ātma-sauhṛdam—his family relationship.

TRANSLATION

Fully believing in the words of the goddess Durgā, Kaṁsa exhibited his familial affection for Devakī and Vasudeva by immediately releasing them from their iron shackles.