Shloka 25
Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Life in Dvārakā; the Captive Kings’ Appeal; Nārada Announces the Rājasūya
राजान ऊचु: कृष्ण कृष्णाप्रमेयात्मन् प्रपन्नभयभञ्जन । वयं त्वां शरणं यामो भवभीता: पृथग्धिय: ॥ २५ ॥
rājāna ūcuḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman prapanna-bhaya-bhañjana vayaṁ tvāṁ śaraṇaṁ yāmo bhava-bhītāḥ pṛthag-dhiyaḥ
Die Könige sprachen: O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, unermessliche Seele, Zerstörer der Furcht derer, die sich dir ergeben! Obwohl wir in getrenntem Denken waren, kommen wir aus Angst vor dem Saṁsāra zu deiner Zuflucht.
Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the kings present their entreaty in this and the following five verses. In this verse they take shelter of the Lord, in the next three verses they describe their fear, and in the last two verses they make their prayerful request.
FAQs
This verse shows the kings explicitly taking refuge in Kṛṣṇa, calling Him the “destroyer of the fear of those who surrender,” teaching that sincere surrender to Him dispels fear born of saṁsāra.
In Dvārakā, the kings approach Kṛṣṇa acknowledging their worldly fear and confused, divided understanding, and therefore seek His protection as the supreme shelter.
Recognize anxiety as a symptom of clinging to temporary supports, and respond by consciously taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa—through prayer, remembrance, and aligning choices with dharma—so fear is gradually transformed into trust and steadiness.