Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.2.25

vasudevasya devakyāḿ

jāto bhojendra-bandhane

cikīrṣur bhagavān asyāḥ

śam ajenābhiyācitaḥ

SYNONYMS

vasudevasya — of the wife of Vasudeva; devakyām — in the womb of Devakī; jātaḥ — born of; bhoja-indra — of the King of the Bhojas; bandhane — in the prison house; cikīrṣuḥ — for doing; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; asyāḥ — of the earth; śam — welfare; ajena — by Brahmā; abhiyācitaḥ — being prayed for.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being prayed to by Brahmā to bring welfare to the earth, was begotten by Vasudeva in the womb of his wife Devakī in the prison of the King of Bhoja.

PURPORT

Although there is no difference between the Lord's pastimes of appearance and disappearance, the devotees of the Lord do not generally discuss the subject matter of His disappearance. Vidura inquired indirectly from Uddhava about the incident of the Lord's disappearance by asking him to relate kṛṣṇa-kathā, or topics on the history of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Thus Uddhava began the topics from the very beginning of His appearance as the son of Vasudeva and Devakī in the prison of Kaḿsa, the King of the Bhojas, at Mathurā. The Lord has no business in this world, but when He is so requested by devotees like Brahmā, He descends on the earth for the welfare of the entire universe. This is stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.8): paritrāṇāya sādhūnāḿ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām/ dharma-saḿsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge.

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