Text 24] Prayers by Queen Kunti 399
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 Karisa, and myself and my children from a series of constant
dangers.
PURPORT
Devaki. the mother of Krsna and sister of King Karhsa, was put into
prison along with her husband Vasudeva because the envious King was
afraid of being killed by the cighth son (Krsna) of Devaki. He therefore
killed all the sons of Devakt 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 becatise in that condition of
helplessness the devotee hecomes more attached to the Lord. The more the
attachment is there for the Lord, the more suceess is there for the devotee.
TEXT 24
Saal qAIMS-ZA: |
WY TASTE
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arracara atshrefem: wll
visan mahagneh purusada-darsanad
asat sabhaya vanavasa-krcchratah
mrdhe mrdhe’neka-maha-rathast rato
draunyastrata§ casma hare’bhiraksitah
visat—from poison; mahd@-agneh—from the great fire; purusdda—the
man-eaters; darsanat—by combating: asat—vicicus: sabhayah—assembly:
