dispeller of the prison-house darkness
Destroyer of the prison's darkness — the four-armed form illumines the dark prison cell with its own radiance; the prison glows without fire or lamp.
कारागारान्धकारघ्नः पितृप्राग्जन्मसूचकः ।वसुदेवस्तुतः स्तोत्रं तापत्रयनिवारणः॥
kārāgārāndhakāraghnaḥ pitṛprāgjanmasūcakaḥ ·vasudevastutaḥ stotraṃ tāpatrayanivāraṇaḥ
dispeller of the prison-house darkness
Destroyer of the prison's darkness — the four-armed form illumines the dark prison cell with its own radiance; the prison glows without fire or lamp.
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.