Shloka 2
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
स उच्चकाशे धवलोदरो दरो- ऽप्युरुक्रमस्याधरशोणशोणिमा । दाध्मायमान: करकञ्जसम्पुटे यथाब्जखण्डे कलहंस उत्स्वन: ॥ २ ॥
sa uccakāśe dhavalodaro daro ’py urukramasyādharaśoṇa-śoṇimā dādhmāyamānaḥ kara-kañja-sampuṭe yathābja-khaṇḍe kala-haṁsa utsvanaḥ
Die weiße, bauchige Muschel, in der lotosgleichen Hand Śrī Kṛṣṇas gehalten und von Ihm geblasen, schien durch die Berührung Seiner transzendental roten Lippen gerötet. Es war, als rufe ein weißer Schwan melodisch zwischen den Stängeln roter Lotosblüten.
The redness of the white conchshell due to the lip-touch of the Lord is a symbol of spiritual significance. The Lord is all spirit, and matter is ignorance of this spiritual existence. Factually there is nothing like matter in spiritual enlightenment, and this spiritual enlightenment takes place at once by the contact of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Lord is present in every particle of all existence, and He can manifest His presence in anyone. By ardent love and devotional service to the Lord, or in other words by spiritual contact with the Lord, everything becomes spiritually reddened like the conchshell in the grip of the Lord, and the paramahaṁsa, or the supremely intelligent person, plays the part of the ducking swan in the water of spiritual bliss, eternally decorated by the lotus flower of the Lord’s feet.
FAQs
This verse portrays the Lord’s divine presence: His conch-blast is auspicious, awakens devotion, and signals His protection and arrival—here, as He enters Dvārakā.
Though naturally white, the conch appears tinted by the crimson hue of Kṛṣṇa’s lips, emphasizing intimate, devotional beauty (bhakti-rasa) in the Lord’s līlā.
By cultivating remembrance through sacred sound—hearing and chanting the Lord’s names—one can invite the same auspiciousness and inner clarity that the conch’s resonance symbolizes.