SB 10.33.6
Devanāgarī
तत्रातिशुशुभे ताभिर्भगवान् देवकीसुत: । मध्ये मणीनां हैमानां महामरकतो यथा ॥ ६ ॥
Text
tatrātiśuśubhe tābhir bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ madhye maṇīnāṁ haimānāṁ mahā-marakato yathā
Synonyms
tatra—there;atiśuśubhe—appeared most brilliant;tābhiḥ—with them;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;devakī-sutaḥ—Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī;madhye—in the midst;maṇīnām—of ornaments;haimānām—golden;mahā—great;marakataḥ—a sapphire;yathā—as.
Translation
In the midst of the dancing gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared most brilliant, like an exquisite sapphire in the midst of golden ornaments.
Purport
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that Devakī, besides being the name of Vasudeva’s wife, is also a name of mother Yaśodā, as stated in the Ādi Purāṇa: dve nāmnī nanda-bhāryāyā yaśodā devakīti ca. “The wife of Nanda has two names — Yaśodā and Devakī.”
