शूरवंशैकधीश् शौरिः कंसशङ्काविषादकृत् ।वसुदेवोल्लसच्छक्तिर् देवक्यष्टमगर्भगः॥
śūravaṃśaikadhīś śauriḥ kaṃsaśaṅkāviṣādakṛt ·vasudevollasacchaktir devakyaṣṭamagarbhagaḥ
the one focus of the Śūra dynasty
the Vṛṣṇis descended from Śūra
The ninth Skandha traces Kṛṣṇa's lineage through Śūra; Kṛṣṇa is named the 'sole glory' this entire royal line produced—its purpose fulfilled by his birth.
descendant of Śūra (grandson of Śūra, son of Vasudeva)
Śauriḥ (grandson of Śūra or son of the Śūra-lineage Vasudeva) is Kṛṣṇa's patronymic; the Mahābhārata also calls him Śauri frequently as a heroic title in the Udyogaparva.
who struck Kaṃsa with dread and despair
When the sky-voice (ākaśavāṇī) pronounces that Devakī's eighth child will be Kaṃsa's destroyer at the wedding moment, Kaṃsa grabs his sword to kill Devakī in terror and despair.
whose power surged forth through Vasudeva
Vasudeva carries the divine infant through the stormy night; Ananta Śeṣa spreads his hood over them as an umbrella; the Yamunā parts—Vasudeva's power illumined by the Lord's presence.
who entered the eighth womb of Devakī
Yoga-māyā transfers the sixth embryo (Balarāma) from Devakī's womb to Rohiṇī's; Kṛṣṇa himself then descends as the eighth conception, entering Devakī as a portion of Viṣṇu's radiance.
