Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 25
The Fall of Purañjana and the Supersoul as the Eternal Friend
Purañjana-Upākhyāna Culmination
विकृष्यमाण: प्रसभं यवनेन बलीयसा । नाविन्दत्तमसाविष्ट: सखायं सुहृदं पुर: ॥ २५ ॥
vikṛṣyamāṇaḥ prasabhaṁ yavanena balīyasā nāvindat tamasāviṣṭaḥ sakhāyaṁ suhṛdaṁ puraḥ
બલવાન યવન તેને જબરદસ્તી ખેંચી લઈ જતો હતો, છતાં અજ્ઞાનના અંધકારમાં ડૂબેલો રાજા પોતાના આગળ રહેલા સખા અને સુહૃદ—અંતર્યામી પરમાત્માને—સ્મરી શક્યો નહીં.
In Bhagavad-gītā (5.29) Lord Kṛṣṇa says:
FAQs
In this allegorical narration, the Yavana represents the overpowering force of time (kāla)—the agent that drags the embodied being toward death and transition.
The verse points to the ever-present inner companion—Paramātmā (the Supersoul)—whom the conditioned soul fails to perceive when covered by tamas (darkness/ignorance).
It urges daily remembrance of the Lord through bhakti (hearing, chanting, prayer), so that when time’s force comes, one is not overwhelmed by confusion and forgetfulness.