SB 10.33.6
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 6
tatrātiśuśubhe tābhir
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
madhye maṇīnāṁ haimānāṁ
mahā-marakato yathā
SYNONYMS
tatra—there; atiśuśubhe—appeared most brilliant; tābhiḥ—with them; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; devakī-sutaḥ—Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī; madhye—in the midst; maṇīnām—of ornaments; haimānām—golden; mahā—great; marakataḥ—a sapphire; yathā—as.
TRANSLATION
In the midst of the dancing gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared most brilliant, like an exquisite sapphire in the midst of golden ornaments.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that Devakī, besides being the name of Vasudeva's wife, is also a name of mother Yaśodā, as stated in the Adi Purāṇa: dve nāmnī nanda-bhāryāyā yaśodā devakīti ca. "The wife of Nanda has two names—Yaśodā and Devakī."