Shloka 29
वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा
तं पाञ्चजन्यम् आपूर्य गत्वा यमपुरीं हरिः बलदेवश् च बलवाञ् जित्वा वैवस्वतं यमम्
taṃ pāñcajanyam āpūrya gatvā yamapurīṃ hariḥ baladevaś ca balavāñ jitvā vaivasvataṃ yamam
Filling the conch Pāñcajanya with a resounding blast, Hari set forth to the city of Yama; and mighty Balarāma too, having overcome Vaivasvata Yama, pressed onward.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Manvantara: Vaivasvata
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa, with Balarāma, enters Yama’s city to reclaim the child and demonstrate that divine will overrides even death’s jurisdiction for the protection of devotees.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Right order of life and just restoration—death’s realm yields to Hari’s higher sovereignty when a wrongful seizure is corrected
Concept: Even Yama, the cosmic administrator of death in the Vaivasvata manvantara, is subordinate to Hari, indicating the supremacy of Bhagavān over all cosmic offices.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate trust that dharma and devotion are ultimately safeguarded by the Lord, even amid experiences that feel final or irreversible.
Vishishtadvaita: A real cosmic hierarchy is affirmed: distinct beings (Yama, devas) function under Hari’s lordship, supporting qualified non-dualism rather than identity-collapse.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
It functions as a divine proclamation of authority—Krishna’s presence is announced as the Supreme sovereign, before whom even the realm of Yama must yield.
Through narrative action rather than abstract doctrine: Parāśara depicts Krishna and Balarāma entering Yama’s city and overcoming Yama, showing Dharma and death operate under Vishnu’s higher command.
Hari is shown as transcending the jurisdiction of death; the verse frames Vishnu’s avatāra as the Supreme Reality whose will governs cosmic law, including Yama’s realm.