apāyayat stanaḿ prītā

suta-sparśa-parisnutam

mohitā māyayā viṣṇor

yayā sṛṣṭiḥ pravartate

apayayat -- she let them drink; stanam -- from her breast; prita -- lovingly; suta -- of her sons; sparsa -- because of the touch; parisnutam -- drenched; mohita -- bewildered; mayaya -- by the illusory energy; vishnoh -- of Lord Vishnu; yaya -- by which; srishtih -- creation; pravartate -- comes into being.


Texto

Lovingly she let her sons drink from her breast, which became wet with milk just by their touch. She was entranced by the same illusory energy of Lord Vishnu that initiates the creation of the universe.

Significado

In the opinion of Srila Jiva Gosvami, the word srishti can here also refer to the creative process by which Lord Vishnu's Yogamaya arranges the settings and situations of His pastimes. There is indeed no question of mother Devaki being affected by the material aspect of Maya.