Shloka 4
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
उग्रसेनस् तु तच् छ्रुत्वा तथैवानकदुन्दुभिः देवकी रोहिणी चैव विविशुर् जातवेदसम्
ugrasenas tu tac chrutvā tathaivānakadundubhiḥ devakī rohiṇī caiva viviśur jātavedasam
એ વાત સાંભળીને ઉગ્રસેન તથા તેવી જ રીતે આનકદુન્દુભિ (વસુદેવ), અને દેવકી તથા રોહિણી પણ જાતવેદસ્—અર્થાત્ પવિત્ર અગ્નિ—માં પ્રવેશ્યા।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: The Lord’s elders and parents complete their earthly roles and enter the consecrated fire, marking the orderly conclusion of the avatāra’s household līlā.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Maintenance of dharma through consent, ritual witness, and orderly completion of life-stages aligned to the Lord’s will.
Concept: Jātavedas, the sacred fire, stands as witness to dharmic action; life’s completion is to be aligned with cosmic order and the Lord’s will.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat duties and transitions (family, work, aging) as offerings performed with integrity, witnessed by conscience and the sacred.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s ‘will’ is not arbitrary: it unfolds as dharma; aligning personal action to that order is a mode of surrender (śaraṇāgati).
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
Agni as Jātavedas functions as a divine witness to vows and decisions; entering the fire’s presence signals that the action is being aligned with dharma and solemnly affirmed.
By placing Ugrasena and the Krishna-associated household before the sacred fire, the narrative underscores that legitimate sovereignty and major resolutions are validated through dharmic, ritually witnessed order.
In Book 5 the events revolve around Krishna as Vishnu’s avatāra; the movement toward sacred, dharma-affirming action reflects the Purana’s theme that the Supreme Lord upholds cosmic and social order through His descent.