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vaibhava-prakasa yaiche devaki-tanuja
dvibhuja-svarupa kabhu, kabhu haya caturbhuja
SYNONYMS
vaibhava-prakasa—the feature of vaibhava-prakasa; yaiche—just as; devaki-tanuja—the son of Devaki; dvi-bhuja—two-handed; svarupa—form; kabhu—sometimes; kabhu—sometimes; haya—is; catuh-bhuja—four-handed "An example of vaibhava-prakasa is the son of Devaki.
He sometimes has two hands and sometimes four hands.
PURPORT
When Lord Krsna took His birth, He appeared outside the womb as four-handed Visnu.
Then Devaki and Vasudeva offered their prayers to Him and asked Him to assume His two-handed form.
The Lord immediately assumed His two handed form and ordered that He be transferred to Gokula on the other side of the River Yamuna.