Shloka 43
Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son
तदङ्गप्रभवं शङ्खमादाय रथमागमत् । तत: संयमनीं नाम यमस्य दयितां पुरीम् ॥ ४२ ॥ गत्वा जनार्दन: शङ्खं प्रदध्मौ सहलायुध: । शङ्खनिर्ह्रादमाकर्ण्य प्रजासंयमनो यम: ॥ ४३ ॥ तयो: सपर्यां महतीं चक्रे भक्त्युपबृंहिताम् । उवाचावनत: कृष्णं सर्वभूताशयालयम् । लीलामनुष्ययोर्विष्णो युवयो: करवाम किम् ॥ ४४ ॥
tad-aṅga-prabhavaṁ śaṅkham ādāya ratham āgamat tataḥ saṁyamanīṁ nāma yamasya dayitāṁ purīm
Janārdana mengambil kerang suci (śaṅkha) yang tumbuh dari tubuh raksasa itu, kembali ke kereta, lalu berangkat ke Saṁyamanī, ibu kota kesayangan Yamarāja, penguasa maut. Setibanya di sana bersama Śrī Balarāma, Ia meniup śaṅkha dengan nyaring; mendengar gema itu, Yamarāja, pengendali jiwa-jiwa terikat, segera datang. Dengan bhakti yang mendalam Yamarāja memuja kedua Tuhan itu, lalu bersujud kepada Śrī Kṛṣṇa, yang bersemayam di hati semua makhluk, dan berkata: “Wahai Viṣṇu Yang Mahatinggi, apakah yang harus kulakukan bagi Engkau dan Balarāma yang sedang memainkan lila sebagai manusia biasa?”
The conchshell the Lord took from Pañcajana, which is called Pāñcajanya, is the same one He sounded at the beginning of the Bhagavad-gītā. According to the ācāryas, Pañcajana had become a demon in a way similar to that of Jaya and Vijaya. In other words, though appearing in the form of a demon, he was actually a devotee of the Lord. The Skanda Purāṇa, Avanti-khaṇḍa, describes the wonderful things that happened when Lord Kṛṣṇa sounded His conchshell:
FAQs
Saṁyamanī is described here as the beloved city of Yamarāja, the ruler who administers justice over the departed souls.
In the context of serving His teacher Sandīpani Muni, Kṛṣṇa proceeds toward Yamarāja’s realm to recover the guru’s lost son.
It highlights guru-sevā and responsibility—true devotion expresses itself through sincere service and keeping one’s promises.