Shloka 43
Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son
तदङ्गप्रभवं शङ्खमादाय रथमागमत् । तत: संयमनीं नाम यमस्य दयितां पुरीम् ॥ ४२ ॥ गत्वा जनार्दन: शङ्खं प्रदध्मौ सहलायुध: । शङ्खनिर्ह्रादमाकर्ण्य प्रजासंयमनो यम: ॥ ४३ ॥ तयो: सपर्यां महतीं चक्रे भक्त्युपबृंहिताम् । उवाचावनत: कृष्णं सर्वभूताशयालयम् । लीलामनुष्ययोर्विष्णो युवयो: करवाम किम् ॥ ४४ ॥
tad-aṅga-prabhavaṁ śaṅkham ādāya ratham āgamat tataḥ saṁyamanīṁ nāma yamasya dayitāṁ purīm
Janārdana nahm die heilige Muschel, die aus dem Leib des Dämons hervorgewachsen war, kehrte zum Wagen zurück und zog dann nach Saṁyamanī, der geliebten Hauptstadt Yamarājas, des Herrn des Todes. Dort angekommen, blies Er zusammen mit Balarāma die Muschel laut; als Yamarāja, der die gebundenen Seelen im Zaum hält, den widerhallenden Klang vernahm, erschien er sogleich. In tiefer Bhakti verehrte Yamarāja die beiden Herren feierlich und sprach, sich vor Śrī Kṛṣṇa verneigend, der im Herzen aller Wesen wohnt: „O höchster Viṣṇu, was soll ich für Euch beide tun, die Ihr die Līlā gewöhnlicher Menschen spielt?“
The conchshell the Lord took from Pañcajana, which is called Pāñcajanya, is the same one He sounded at the beginning of the Bhagavad-gītā. According to the ācāryas, Pañcajana had become a demon in a way similar to that of Jaya and Vijaya. In other words, though appearing in the form of a demon, he was actually a devotee of the Lord. The Skanda Purāṇa, Avanti-khaṇḍa, describes the wonderful things that happened when Lord Kṛṣṇa sounded His conchshell:
FAQs
Saṁyamanī is described here as the beloved city of Yamarāja, the ruler who administers justice over the departed souls.
In the context of serving His teacher Sandīpani Muni, Kṛṣṇa proceeds toward Yamarāja’s realm to recover the guru’s lost son.
It highlights guru-sevā and responsibility—true devotion expresses itself through sincere service and keeping one’s promises.