Shloka 4
The Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa from Hastināpura
कामं ववर्ष पर्जन्य: सर्वकामदुघा मही । सिषिचु: स्म व्रजान् गाव: पयसोधस्वतीर्मुदा ॥ ४ ॥
kāmaṁ vavarṣa parjanyaḥ sarva-kāma-dughā mahī siṣicuḥ sma vrajān gāvaḥ payasodhasvatīr mudā
Pada zaman pemerintahan Yudhiṣṭhira, awan menurunkan hujan secukupnya dan bumi menjadi pemberi segala keperluan. Dengan gembira, lembu yang ambingnya penuh susu membasahi padang ragut dengan susu.
The basic principle of economic development is centered on land and cows. The necessities of human society are food grains, fruits, milk, minerals, clothing, wood, etc. One requires all these items to fulfill the material needs of the body. Certainly one does not require flesh and fish or iron tools and machinery. During the regime of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, all over the world there were regulated rainfalls. Rainfalls are not in the control of the human being. The heavenly king Indradeva is the controller of rains, and he is the servant of the Lord. When the Lord is obeyed by the king and the people under the king’s administration, there are regulated rains from the horizon, and these rains are the causes of all varieties of production on the land. Not only do regulated rains help ample production of grains and fruits, but when they combine with astronomical influences there is ample production of valuable stones and pearls. Grains and vegetables can sumptuously feed a man and animals, and a fatty cow delivers enough milk to supply a man sumptuously with vigor and vitality. If there is enough milk, enough grains, enough fruit, enough cotton, enough silk and enough jewels, then why do the people need cinemas, houses of prostitution, slaughterhouses, etc.? What is the need of an artificial luxurious life of cinema, cars, radio, flesh and hotels? Has this civilization produced anything but quarreling individually and nationally? Has this civilization enhanced the cause of equality and fraternity by sending thousands of men into a hellish factory and the warfields at the whims of a particular man?
FAQs
This verse describes nature cooperating—timely rains, a bountiful earth, and milk-rich cows—showing that divine presence and dharma manifest as harmony and abundance.
It highlights auspicious conditions in the Lord’s era: when righteousness is protected, the essential supports of life—rainfall, fertile land, and protected cows—flourish naturally.
Live dharmically and support life-sustaining principles—especially gratitude, ethical livelihood, and cow/earth care—so society moves toward balance, sufficiency, and peace.