Text 20] Prayers by the Demigods 145

TEXT 20
at dea aa erathsrateat
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ga Prat tq Teta Roll

tam viksya kamsah prabhaydjitantaram
virocayantim bhavanam suci-smitam

Ghaisa me prana-haro harir guham
dhruvam Srito yan na pureyam idrsi

tam—her (Devaki); viksya—after seeing; karisah—her brother
Karnsa; prabhayé—with the enhancement of her beauty and influence;
ajita-antaradm—because of keeping Ajita, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Visnu, within herself; virocayantim—illuminating; bhava-
nam—the whole atmosphere of the house; suci-smitam—smiling and
brilliant; dha—said to himself; esah—this (Supreme Person); me—my;
prana-harah—who will kill me; harih—Lord Visnu; guhém—within
the womb of Devaki; dhruvam—certainly; sritah—has taken shelter;
yat—because; na—was not; purd—formerly; iyam—Devaki; idrsi—

like this.

TRANSLATION

Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead was within her
womb, Devaki illuminated the entire atmosphere in the place
where she was confined. Seeing her jubilant, pure and smiling,
Karnsa thought, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu,
who is now within her, will kill me. Devaki has never before
looked so brilliant and jubilant.”

PURPORT
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (4.7):

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
