Text 24]
The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
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Kaṁsa;  bhītā —being afraid;  su-vismitā —and also being astonished by seeing such a wonderful child.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:  Thereafter, having seen that her child had all the symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Devakī, who was very much afraid of Kaṁsa and unusually astonished, began to offer prayers to the Lord.
PURPORT
The word  suvismitā , meaning “astonished,” is significant in this verse. Devakī and her husband, Vasudeva, were assured that their child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead and could not be killed by Kaṁsa, but because of affection, as they thought of Kaṁsa’s previous atrocities, they were simultaneously afraid that Kṛṣṇa would be killed. This is why the word  suvismitā  has been used. Similarly, we are also astounded upon thinking of whether this movement will be killed by the  asuras  or will continue to advance without fear.
TEXT 24
श्रीदेवक्युवाच
रूपं यत् तत् प्राहुरव्यक्तमाद्यं
ब्रह्म ज्योतिर्निर्गुणं निर्विकारम् ।
सत्तामात्रं निर्विशेषं निरीहं
स त्वं साक्षाद् विष्णुरध्यात्मदीपः ॥२४॥
śrī-devaky uvāca
rūpam yat tat prāhur avyaktam ādyam
brahma jyotir nirguṇam nirvikāram
sattā-mātram nirviśeṣam nirīham
sa tvam sākṣād viṣṇur adhyātma-dīpaḥ
śrī-devakī uvāca—Śrī Devakī said; rūpam—form or substance; yat tat—because You are the same substance; prāhuḥ—You are sometimes