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SB 10.4.24

Devanāgarī

मोचयामास निगडाद् विश्रब्ध: कन्यकागिरा । देवकीं वसुदेवं च दर्शयन्नात्मसौहृदम् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

mocayām āsa nigaḍād viśrabdhaḥ kanyakā-girā devakīṁ vasudevaṁ ca darśayann ātma-sauhṛdam

Synonyms

mocayāmāsa—Kaṁsa released them;nigaḍāt—from their iron shackles;viśrabdhaḥ—with full confidence;kanyakā-girā—in the words of the goddess Durgā;devakīm—toward his sister Devakī;vasudevamca—and his brother-in-law Vasudeva;darśayan—fully exhibiting;ātma-sauhṛdam—his family relationship.

Translation

Fully believing in the words of the goddess Durgā, Kaṁsa exhibited his familial affection for Devakī and Vasudeva by immediately releasing them from their iron shackles.

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