90 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

process; te—of you; manyate—would be considered; devaki-sutam—
the son of Devaki.

TRANSLATION

Gargamuni said: My dear Nanda Maharaja, I am the priestly
guide of the Yadu dynasty. This is known everywhere. Therefore,
if I perform the purificatory process for your sons, Karnsa will
consider Them the sons of Devaki.

PURPORT

Gargamuni indirectly disclosed that Krsna was the son of Devaki, not
of Yasoda. Since Karnsa was already searching for Krsna, if the
purificatory process were undertaken by Gargamuni, Karnsa might be in-
formed, and that would create a catastrophe. It may be argued that al-
though Gargamuni was the priest of the Yadu dynasty, Nanda Maharaja
also belonged to that dynasty. Nanda Maharaja, however, was not acting
as a ksatriya. Therefore Gargamuni said, “If | act as your priest, this will
confirm that Krsna is the son of Devaki.”

TEXTS 8-9

A: TTA: AST TT TWARSTA : |
SaTM AVA TAT a at afranefa ic il
ef afaeraegeal cae ates: |

ATG Fea TAATRRAE TATA ATA nau

kamsah papa-matih sakhyam
tava canakadundubheh
devakya astamo garbho
na stri bhavitum arhati

iti saficintayan chrutva
devakya darika-vacah
api hanta gatasankas
tarhi tan no ’nayo bhavet
