Shloka 34

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

द्वारकां च मया त्यक्तां समुद्रः प्लावयिष्यति

Transliteration

dvārakāṃ ca mayā tyaktāṃ samudraḥ plāvayiṣyati

Translation

Und wenn ich Dvārakā verlassen habe, wird der Ozean sie überfluten und verschlingen.

Word by Word

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्यक्ताम्: abandoned, left
• त्यक्ताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (द्वारकाम् इति)

• समुद्रः: the ocean
• समुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्लावयिष्यति: will flood, will inundate
• प्लावयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु) [णिच् causative: प्लावय-]
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Sri Krishna (reported within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa signals the withdrawal of his protective presence, after which Dvārakā is reclaimed by the ocean as the līlā concludes.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Concealment of the divine city and closure of the avatāra’s manifest domain, preventing profanation and marking transition of an age.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: What stands by the Lord’s sustaining presence is impermanent in manifestation; when he withdraws, even splendid cities dissolve.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Hold achievements lightly; ground security in the divine rather than in places, institutions, or possessions.

Vishishtadvaita: The world’s order depends on the Lord’s sustaining will (dhāraṇa); when he ceases to uphold a form, it returns to its elements while he remains transcendent.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Dvaraka
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the significance of Dvārakā being submerged in the Vishnu Purana?

It signifies that the city’s inviolability depended on Krishna’s divine presence; once he withdraws, destiny and the natural order reclaim it, marking the close of an epoch.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of divine departure affecting the world?

Through the narrative frame to Maitreya, Parāśara presents Krishna’s withdrawal as a cosmic pivot: when the Supreme ceases to uphold a particular manifestation, nature and time complete their ordained course.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna is shown as the sustaining Supreme Reality: his presence preserves order and protection, and his departure reveals that all conditioned forms—even sacred cities—are transient under his sovereign will.