O Vasudeva, O mighty-armed hero Devaki, by having borne you, has come to be considered as an excellent genetrix! You are our refuge and our glory! This race (of Pandu) depends upon you for its protector.
वासुदेव महाबाहो सुप्रजा देवकी त्वया। त्वं नो गतिः प्रतिष्ठा च त्वदायत्तमिदं कुलम्॥