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
Haciendo resonar la Pāñcajanya con un potente soplo, Hari partió hacia la ciudad de Yama; y el vigoroso Balarāma también, tras vencer a Vaivasvata Yama, avanzó con él.
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.