SB 10.36.17
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 17
- yaśodāyāḥ sutāṁ kanyāṁ
- devakyāḥ kṛṣṇam eva ca
- rāmaṁ ca rohiṇī-putraṁ
- vasudevena bibhyatā
- nyastau sva-mitre nande vai
- yābhyāṁ te puruṣā hatāḥ
SYNONYMS
yaśodāyāḥ—of Yaśodā; sutām—the daughter; kanyām—the female child; devakyāḥ—of Devakī; kṛṣṇam—Kṛṣṇa; eva ca—also; rāmam—Balarāma; ca—and; rohiṇī-putram—the son of Rohiṇī; vasudevena—by Vasudeva; bibhyatā—who was afraid; nyastau—placed; sva-mitre—with his friend; nande—Nanda Mahārāja; vai—indeed; yābhyām—by which two; te—your; puruṣāḥ—men; hatāḥ—have been killed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
[Nārada told Kaṁsa:] Yaśodā's child was actually a daughter, and Kṛṣṇa is the son of Devakī. Also, Rāma is the son of Rohiṇī. Out of fear, Vasudeva entrusted Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to his friend Nanda Mahārāja, and it is these two boys who have killed your men.
PURPORT
Kaṁsa had been led to believe that Kṛṣṇa was the son of Yaśodā and that Devakī's eighth child had been a daughter. The identity of Devakī's eighth child was extremely important to Kaṁsa because a prophecy had foretold that her eighth child would kill him. Here Nārada informs the King that the eighth child of Devakī was the formidable Kṛṣṇa, thus implying that the prophecy should be taken very seriously. Having received this information, Kaṁsa obviously will now do everything in his power to kill Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.