Shloka 56
यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)
तेनैव सह गन्तव्यं यत्र याति स कौरवः
tenaiva saha gantavyaṃ yatra yāti sa kauravaḥ
You must go along with him alone—wherever that Kaurava goes, there you are to proceed as well.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the Dvārakā people are to be relocated and protected after Kṛṣṇa’s departure
Teaching: Historical
Quality: directive
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To accomplish the earth’s relief and then orchestrate an orderly withdrawal of His people as His manifest līlā concludes.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Safe passage and continuity of righteous social order under a dharmic protector
Concept: In times of transition, dharma requires disciplined following of rightful leadership and collective responsibility for dependents.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When communities face upheaval, coordinate under competent, principled leadership and move together rather than fragmenting.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s will (ājñā) operates through human agents; obedience to that will is a form of service (kainkarya).
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
“Kaurava” signals the Kuru lineage, anchoring the Purana’s genealogy to widely known royal histories and emphasizing continuity of dynastic sovereignty.
By framing it as a direct imperative—one should accompany the Kaurava wherever he goes—highlighting ordered allegiance as part of dharmic governance.
Even in terse political narration, the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic accounts implicitly present righteous rule and social order as resting within Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty that sustains dharma.