Shloka 27
पौण्ड्रक-वधः, कृत्या-प्रशमनम्, वाराणसी-दाहः
हत्वा च पौण्ड्रकं शौरिः काशिराजं च सानुगम् पुनर् द्वारवतीं प्राप्तो रेमे स्वर्गगतो यथा
hatvā ca pauṇḍrakaṃ śauriḥ kāśirājaṃ ca sānugam punar dvāravatīṃ prāpto reme svargagato yathā
Tras dar muerte a Pauṇḍraka y al rey de Kāśī con todos sus seguidores, Śauri regresó a Dvāravatī y allí gozó de serena dicha, como quien ha alcanzado el cielo.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Pauṇḍraka represents counterfeit divinity—an impostor claiming the name and signs of Vāsudeva—whose defeat affirms Krishna’s true sovereignty and the protection of dharma.
In Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya, Krishna’s slaying of Pauṇḍraka and the king of Kāśī is presented as decisive restoration of order, followed by a calm return to Dvārakā—showing divine mastery rather than human agitation.
Krishna’s effortless victory and serene enjoyment afterward underscores Bhagavān’s supremacy: he acts to uphold cosmic and social order, yet remains untroubled—an expression of transcendent lordship central to Vaiṣṇava theology.