Verse Text
tatra ādyaṁ, yathā –
mallānāṁ yad-avadhi parvatodbhaṭānām
unmāthaṁ sapadi tavātmajād apaśyam |
nodvegaṁ tad-avadhi yāmi jāmi tasmin
drāghiṣṭhām api samitiṁ prapadyamāne ||12||
Translation
Seeing too much power in the Lord: O sister! Ever since the time that I saw your son kill the wrestlers as hard as mountains, I cannot be disturbed even if He engages in extended battles.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Jāmi means “O sister!” [Note: One of the co-wives of Vasudeva speaks to Devakī in this verse.]
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Kaṁsa once addressed his sister Devakī as follows: “My dear sister, having seen your dear son Kṛṣṇa, I think that He is so strong that He can kill even wrestlers as strong as the mountains. So I will have no more anxieties about Him, even if He is engaged in a terrible fight.” This is an instance of uparasa in a perverted reflection of parental love.