श्रीगर्ग उवाच यदूनामहमाचार्य: ख्यातश्च भुवि सर्वदा । सुतं मया संस्कृतं ते मन्यते देवकीसुतम् ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-garga uvāca yadūnām aham ācāryaḥ khyātaś ca bhuvi sarvadā sutaṁ mayā saṁskṛtaṁ te manyate devakī-sutam
- śrī-gargaḥ uvāca
- Garga Muni said
- yadūnām
- of the Yadu dynasty
- aham
- I am
- ācāryaḥ
- the priestly guide, or purohita
- khyātaḥ ca
- this is already known
- bhuvi
- everywhere
- sarvadā
- always
- sutam
- the son
- mayā
- by me
- saṁskṛtam
- having undergone the purificatory process
- te
- of you
- manyate
- would be considered
- devakī-sutam
- the son of Devakī
Garga Muni said: My dear Nanda Mahārāja, I am the priestly guide of the Yadu dynasty. This is known everywhere. Therefore, if I perform the purificatory process for your sons, Kaṁsa will consider Them the sons of Devakī.