Shloka 30
Karma-vāda Critiqued, Varṇāśrama Reframed, and the Soul’s Distinction from the Body
लोकानां लोकपालानां मद्भयं कल्पजीविनाम् । ब्रह्मणोऽपि भयं मत्तो द्विपरार्धपरायुष: ॥ ३० ॥
lokānāṁ loka-pālānāṁ mad bhayaṁ kalpa-jīvinām brahmaṇo ’pi bhayaṁ matto dvi-parārdha-parāyuṣaḥ
ကောင်းကင်မှ နရကအထိ လောကအားလုံးတွင်၊ ကလ္ပကာလတစ်လျှောက် အသက်ရှင်သော လောကပာလများတွင်လည်း၊ ကာလရূপဖြစ်သော ငါ့ကို ကြောက်ရွံ့မှုရှိသည်။ ဒွိပရာර්ဓအရွယ်ရှိသော ဘြဟ္မာတောင် ငါ့ကို ကြောက်သည်။
There are many statements throughout Vedic literature proving that even the great demigods fear the time potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even in the heavenly planets there is no relief from the miseries of material life. No conditioned soul can live eternally, as clearly demonstrated by the deaths of Hiraṇyakaśipu and other demons. Since even the demigods fear the time potency of the Personality of Godhead, one may easily conclude that Kṛṣṇa is the Absolute Truth and that He is eternally the supreme controller of everything and everyone. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the only real shelter.
FAQs
This verse states that even cosmic rulers and Brahmā himself—despite their immense power and lifespan—experience fear of the Supreme Lord, showing His absolute sovereignty over all beings.
While instructing Uddhava, Kṛṣṇa emphasizes that He is the ultimate controller beyond all administrative demigods; even Brahmā, the secondary creator, remains under the Lord’s supremacy and therefore fears His authority and time.
It encourages humility and surrender: if even the highest authorities are accountable to the Supreme, a devotee should rely on God rather than pride, power, or temporary security.