कारागारान्धकारघ्नः पितृप्राग्जन्मसूचकः ।वसुदेवस्तुतः स्तोत्रं तापत्रयनिवारणः॥
kārāgārāndhakāraghnaḥ pitṛprāgjanmasūcakaḥ ·vasudevastutaḥ stotraṃ tāpatrayanivāraṇaḥ
dispeller of the prison-house darkness
Bearing the Lord within her womb, the imprisoned Devakī lights up the whole prison-house — its darkness dispelled by the radiance of the one she carries; seeing her aglow and serenely smiling, Kaṃsa dreads that Hari, his foretold slayer, has taken shelter within her.
who revealed to his father his own former births
Who indicated his nature to his parents before being born — the Lord reveals his cosmic identity to Vasudeva and Devakī before appearing, preparing them to receive him.
praised by Vasudeva
Praised by Vasudeva — Vasudeva delivers a celebrated hymn (S.B.G 10.3.24-31) recognising the Supreme in the newborn; one of the Bhāgavata's most celebrated stutis.
the very embodiment of praise
remover of the three afflictions
ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika
Remover of the three sufferings — ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika; the Bhāgavata opens by declaring Kṛṣṇa the sole remedy for the threefold misery.
