Shloka 24
The Curse on the Yadus Begins: Kṛṣṇa’s Plan to Withdraw His Dynasty
भगवाञ्ज्ञातसर्वार्थ ईश्वरोऽपि तदन्यथा । कर्तुं नैच्छद् विप्रशापं कालरूप्यन्वमोदत ॥ २४ ॥
bhagavān jñāta-sarvārtha īśvaro ’pi tad-anyathā kartuṁ naicchad vipra-śāpaṁ kāla-rūpy anvamodata
အရာအားလုံး၏ အဓိပ္ပါယ်ကို သိမြင်တော်မူသော ဘုရားသခင်သည် ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့၏ ကျိန်စာကို ပြန်လှန်နိုင်သော်လည်း ထိုသို့ မပြုလိုတော်မူ။ အစား ကာလ(အချိန်)၏ ရုပ်သဏ္ဍာန်ဖြင့် ထိုဖြစ်ရပ်များကို ဝမ်းမြောက်စွာ ခွင့်ပြုတော်မူသည်။
Ordinary persons may be surprised or bewildered that the Lord gladly sanctioned the cursing and destruction of His own dynasty. The word anvamodata used here indicates taking pleasure in something, or giving sanction or approval. It is also mentioned, kāla-rūpī: Kṛṣṇa gladly gave His sanction to the brāhmaṇas’ curse in the form of time. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda has commented that the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇacandra, decided to maintain the curse intact in order to protect the actual principles of religion and destroy the unbecoming offense of the deceitful members of the Kārṣṇa dynasty. It is clearly explained in Bhagavad-gītā that the whole purpose of the Lord’s descent into the material world is to reestablish the authentic principles of religion by which the conditioned souls who are suffering intensely under the laws of material nature can regain their original existential status as eternally liberated servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. The living entity comes to this material world with a desire to lord it over material nature, although the living entity is in fact not a lord but an eternal servant. Due to this perverted tendency to exploit the entire world for his sense gratification, the living entity is also prone to try to pervert the principles of spiritual life so that the eternal religious principles become appropriate to his own material sense gratification. Religion, however, is meant for pleasing the Supreme Lord by obeying His laws. And therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself personally comes from time to time to revive and enliven the correct method of devotional service to His lotus feet. In the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is clearly stated that Lord Kṛṣṇa had completed the vast majority of His pastimes on the earth and was now making the final arrangements for His departure. Therefore, He wished to leave behind a vivid lesson for the living entities of this age that any so-called religious person, even if he is so exalted as to take birth in the Lord’s personal family, cannot violate the respect and reverence which is due to the pure devotees of the Lord, such as Nārada Muni. The principle of serving the pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa is so essential for spiritual advancement that the Lord exhibited the inconceivable pastime of causing the destruction of His entire dynasty just to impress this point upon the conditioned souls of Kali-yuga.
FAQs
Because, though fully independent and all-knowing, the Lord chose not to counteract the destined course; as Kāla (Time) He sanctioned the curse to fulfill His divine plan.
It teaches that Time is a form/agency of the Lord—events unfold under His sanction, even when He could act otherwise.
Do your duty with sincerity, but accept outcomes with devotion and steadiness, understanding that higher order and time shape results beyond personal control.