Shloka 25

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

जरासंधादयो ये ऽन्ये निहता भारहेतवः क्षितेस् तेभ्यः कुमारो ऽपि यदूनां नापचीयते

Transliteration

jarāsaṃdhādayo ye 'nye nihatā bhārahetavaḥ kṣites tebhyaḥ kumāro 'pi yadūnāṃ nāpacīyate

Translation

ຈະຣາສັນທະ ແລະກະສັດອື່ນໆ—ຜູ້ເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ແຜ່ນດິນໜັກອຶດ—ຖືກປາບລົງ; ແຕ່ກຸມານໜຸ່ມໃນວົງຢາດະວະບໍ່ໄດ້ຫຼຸດຖອຍ ເນື່ອງຈາກພຣະປະສົງອັນເປັນໃຫຍ່ຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າເພື່ອສະຖາປະນາທຳມະ ຍັງໄຫຼຜ່ານເຂົາ

Word by Word

• जरासंधादयः: Jarasandha and others
• जरासंधादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरासंध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-यः-तत् (relative pronoun)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Adjective of ये/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• निहताः: slain
• निहताः: Karta (Subject in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु) + नि- उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• भारहेतवः: causes of the burden (on earth)
• भारहेतवः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘भारस्य हेतवः’

• क्षितेः: of the earth
• क्षितेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• तेभ्यः: from them/than them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana (Comparison/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), बहुवचनम्

• कुमारः: the prince, the young one
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Modifier (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थ-अव्ययम् (particle: also/even)

• यदूनाम्: of the Yadus
• यदूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Modifier (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• अपचीयते: declines, diminishes
• अपचीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + √चि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘अपचीयते’ = क्षीयते/ह्रासं गच्छति (declines)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He incarnates to remove the Earth’s burden by destroying adharmic rulers and re-establishing dharma through the Yādava line.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Relief of Bhūmi’s burden and restoration of righteous kingship

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān’s avatāra-activity continues until the intended restoration of dharma and the lightening of Bhūmi’s burden is fully accomplished.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Read historical upheaval through the lens of dharma—sustain right action until the purpose is complete rather than stopping at partial victories.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s sovereign will operates within history through a personal avatāra, using worldly means while remaining the supreme governor.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Jarāsandha

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Jarāsandha
• Yadus
• Earth (Kṣiti/Bhūmi)
• Kings

FAQs

What is the significance of the 'Earth’s burden' (bhāra) in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it denotes oppressive, adharma-driven rulers whose power destabilizes cosmic and social order; their removal is presented as a divinely guided restoration of balance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the continued prominence of the Yādava youth in this passage?

Parāśara frames it as non-decline despite the fall of major enemies, implying an ongoing divine mandate—history continues to unfold under a higher ordering principle.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named explicitly, the narrative logic is Vishnu-centered: the defeat of burden-bearing kings and the endurance of the Yādava hero reflect the Lord’s sovereign maintenance of dharma.