Shloka 7
रुक्मिणी-हरणम्, विरोधि-राजगणः, रुक्मी-प्रतिज्ञा-पराजयः, प्रद्युम्न-जन्म
ततश् च पौण्ड्रकः श्रीमान् दन्तवक्रो विदूरथः शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याश् च महीभृतः
tataś ca pauṇḍrakaḥ śrīmān dantavakro vidūrathaḥ śiśupālajarāsaṃdhaśālvādyāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ
Thereafter the illustrious Pauṇḍraka, Dantavakra, Vidūratha, and the earth‑bearing kings—Śiśupāla, Jarāsandha, Śālva and others—gathered their royal might and rose in opposition to the Lord’s ordained sovereignty.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To lighten the earth’s burden by destroying hostile kings and to re-establish dharma through divine kingship in Dvārakā and allied realms.
Leela: Yuddha
Dharma Restored: Legitimate divine order (īśvara-ājñā) over kingship, curbing tyrannical kṣatriya power.
Concept: Worldly power that rises against Bhagavān’s ordained sovereignty becomes self-destructive and is checked for the protection of dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat authority and success as accountable to dharma; resist ego-driven opposition to the sacred and the just.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s personal sovereignty governs history; kingship is legitimate only as service within His order.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
The verse groups prominent rulers who embody organized royal resistance to Krishna’s dharmic sovereignty, setting the political and moral backdrop for the Lord’s restoration of order.
In Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya, such kings function as catalysts in the unfolding of dharma—worldly power consolidates in opposition, and the Lord’s actions re-establish righteous rule.
Even when not named directly in the verse, the narrative frame is Krishna as the Supreme Reality whose divine governance ultimately prevails over transient royal ambition.