mocayām āsa - Kaṁsa released them; nigaḍāt - from their iron shackles; viśrabdhaḥ - with full confidence; kanyakā-girā - in the words of the goddess Durgā; devakīm - toward his sister Devakī; vasudevam ca - and his brother-in-law Vasudeva; darśayan - fully exhibiting; ātma-sauhṛdam - his family relationship.

Fully believing in the words of the goddess Durgā, Kaṁsa exhibited his familial affection for Devakī and Vasudeva by immediately releasing them from their iron shackles.