Shloka 25
यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)
जरासंधादयो ये ऽन्ये निहता भारहेतवः क्षितेस् तेभ्यः कुमारो ऽपि यदूनां नापचीयते
jarāsaṃdhādayo ye 'nye nihatā bhārahetavaḥ kṣites tebhyaḥ kumāro 'pi yadūnāṃ nāpacīyate
Jarāsandha and the other rulers—who had become the very cause of the Earth’s oppressive burden—were struck down; yet the youthful scion among the Yādavas did not diminish, for the Lord’s sovereign will to restore dharma still moved through him.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He incarnates to remove the Earth’s burden by destroying adharmic rulers and re-establishing dharma through the Yādava line.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Relief of Bhūmi’s burden and restoration of righteous kingship
Concept: Bhagavān’s avatāra-activity continues until the intended restoration of dharma and the lightening of Bhūmi’s burden is fully accomplished.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Read historical upheaval through the lens of dharma—sustain right action until the purpose is complete rather than stopping at partial victories.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s sovereign will operates within history through a personal avatāra, using worldly means while remaining the supreme governor.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Jarāsandha
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
Here it denotes oppressive, adharma-driven rulers whose power destabilizes cosmic and social order; their removal is presented as a divinely guided restoration of balance.
Parāśara frames it as non-decline despite the fall of major enemies, implying an ongoing divine mandate—history continues to unfold under a higher ordering principle.
Even when not named explicitly, the narrative logic is Vishnu-centered: the defeat of burden-bearing kings and the endurance of the Yādava hero reflect the Lord’s sovereign maintenance of dharma.