Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 25
The Fall of Purañjana and the Supersoul as the Eternal Friend
Purañjana-Upākhyāna Culmination
विकृष्यमाण: प्रसभं यवनेन बलीयसा । नाविन्दत्तमसाविष्ट: सखायं सुहृदं पुर: ॥ २५ ॥
vikṛṣyamāṇaḥ prasabhaṁ yavanena balīyasā nāvindat tamasāviṣṭaḥ sakhāyaṁ suhṛdaṁ puraḥ
শক্তিশালী যবন তাকে জোর করে টেনে নিয়ে যাচ্ছিল, তবু অজ্ঞতার অন্ধকারে আচ্ছন্ন রাজা সামনে থাকা তার সখা ও সুহৃদ—অন্তর্যামী পরমাত্মাকে—স্মরণ করতে পারল না।
In Bhagavad-gītā (5.29) Lord Kṛṣṇa says:
FAQs
In this allegorical narration, the Yavana represents the overpowering force of time (kāla)—the agent that drags the embodied being toward death and transition.
The verse points to the ever-present inner companion—Paramātmā (the Supersoul)—whom the conditioned soul fails to perceive when covered by tamas (darkness/ignorance).
It urges daily remembrance of the Lord through bhakti (hearing, chanting, prayer), so that when time’s force comes, one is not overwhelmed by confusion and forgetfulness.