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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.197
SYNONYMS
devaki -- Devaki; vasudevah -- Vasudeva; ca -- and; vijnaya -- understanding; jagat-isvarau -- the two Lords of the universe; krita-samvandanau -- having paid obeisances; putrau -- the two sons Krishna and Balarama; sasvajate -- embraced; na -- not; sankitau -- being frightened.
TRANSLATION
"'When Devaki and Vasudeva understood that their two sons Krishna and Balarama, who had paid obeisances to them, were the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they became fearful and did not embrace Them.'
PURPORT
This verse quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.44.51) describes what happened just after the killing of Kamsa by Krishna and Balarama. Vasudeva and Devaki saw their son kill the powerful demon Kamsa, and after this they were immediately released from their shackles. Balarama and Krishna then offered respects to Devaki and Vasudeva. Both the father and the mother wanted to embrace their sons, but they understood that Krishna and Balarama were the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they therefore hesitated to embrace Them. Their parental love for Krishna and Balarama was therefore hampered and decreased by awe and reverence.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness