Shloka 17
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
निशम्य प्रेष्ठमायान्तं वसुदेवो महामना: । अक्रूरश्चोग्रसेनश्च रामश्चाद्भुतविक्रम: ॥ १६ ॥ प्रद्युम्नश्चारुदेष्णश्च साम्बो जाम्बवतीसुत: । प्रहर्षवेगोच्छशितशयनासनभोजना: ॥ १७ ॥
niśamya preṣṭham āyāntaṁ vasudevo mahā-manāḥ akrūraś cograsenaś ca rāmaś cādbhuta-vikramaḥ
ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນວ່າ ພຣະກຣິດສະນະຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຍິ່ງ ກຳລັງເຂົ້າໃກ້ດວາຣະກາ-ທາມ ວະສຸເທວະຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງ, ອັກຣູຣະ, ອຸກຣະເສນະ, ພຣະບະລະຣາມຜູ້ມີພະລັງອັນອັດສະຈັນ, ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ປຣະດຍຸມນະ, ຈາຣຸເທສະນະ ແລະ ສາມພະ ບຸດຂອງຈາມບະວະຕີ—ທຸກຄົນປິຕິຍິນດີຢ່າງແຮງ ຈົນລະທິ້ງການນອນ ການນັ່ງ ແລະ ການກິນ.
Vasudeva: Son of King Śūrasena, husband of Devakī and father of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is the brother of Kuntī and father of Subhadrā. Subhadrā was married with her cousin Arjuna, and this system is still prevalent in some parts of India. Vasudeva was appointed minister of Ugrasena, and later on he married eight daughters of Ugrasena’s brother Devaka. Devakī is only one of them. Kaṁsa was his brother-in-law, and Vasudeva accepted voluntary imprisonment by Kaṁsa on mutual agreement to deliver the eighth son of Devakī. This was foiled by the will of Kṛṣṇa. As maternal uncle of the Pāṇḍavas, he took active parts in the purificatory process of the Pāṇḍavas. He sent for the priest Kaśyapa at Śataśṛṅga Parvata, and he executed the functions. When Kṛṣṇa appeared within the bars of Kaṁsa’s prison house, He was transferred by Vasudeva to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, the foster father of Kṛṣṇa, at Gokula. Kṛṣṇa disappeared along with Baladeva prior to the disappearance of Vasudeva, and Arjuna (Vasudeva’s nephew) undertook the charge of the funeral ceremony after Vasudeva’s disappearance.
FAQs
This verse shows the Lord’s dearest devotees immediately coming forward—hearing He is near—illustrating prompt, affectionate reception as a natural expression of bhakti.
They represent Krishna’s intimate family and royal associates in Dvārakā who lead the city in welcoming Him, emphasizing both loving relationship and righteous kingship around the Lord.
When spiritual opportunity approaches (kīrtana, darśana, service), respond quickly and wholeheartedly—like the devotees who did not delay when they heard Krishna was coming.