Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 36
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तत: पुरीं यदुपतिरत्यलङ्कृतां रविच्छदध्वजपटचित्रतोरणाम् । कुशस्थलीं दिवि भुवि चाभिसंस्तुतां समाविशत्तरणिरिव स्वकेतनम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tataḥ purīṁ yadu-patir aty-alaṅkṛtāṁ ravi-cchada-dhvaja-paṭa-citra-toraṇām kuśasthalīṁ divi bhuvi cābhisaṁstutāṁ samāviśat taraṇir iva sva-ketanam
Then the Lord of the Yadus entered His capital, Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā), praised in heaven and on earth. The city was lavishly adorned with flagpoles and banners that veiled the sun, and with splendid archways; as Kṛṣṇa entered, He shone like the sun-god entering his own abode.
The abode of the sun is in the western mountains, where he sets each evening.
FAQs
This verse praises Dvārakā (Kuśasthalī) as a magnificently decorated divine city, celebrated both on earth and in heaven, fit for Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s residence.
Because just as the sun naturally enters and illuminates his own abode, Kṛṣṇa—the radiant Lord—enters His own city, bringing auspiciousness and splendor.
By remembering Kṛṣṇa’s divine presence as the true source of light and order, and by making one’s home and heart “well-adorned” through devotion, cleanliness, and sacred remembrance.