Shloka 5
The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
श्रीभगवानुवाच एते घोरा महोत्पाता द्वार्वत्यां यमकेतव: । मुहूर्तमपि न स्थेयमत्र नो यदुपुङ्गवा: ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca ete ghorā mahotpātā dvārvatyāṁ yama-ketavaḥ muhūrtam api na stheyam atra no yadu-puṅgavāḥ
အရှင်ဘုရားက မိန့်တော်မူသည်—ယဒုဝంశ၏ခေါင်းဆောင်တို့၊ ဒွာရကာမြို့၌ သေမင်း၏အလံတော်ကဲ့သို့ ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် အမင်္ဂလာနိမိတ်များ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာပြီ။ ဤနေရာ၌ တစ်ခဏမျှ မနေရ။
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has given a great amount of evidence from the Vedic literatures proving that the humanlike form of the Personality of Godhead and His holy name, abode, paraphernalia and associates are all eternal, spiritual manifestations without any tinge of material contamination. (See Appendix). In this regard the ācārya has further explained that because the living entities must suffer the reactions to their sinful activities, the Lord arranges for them to be punished during the Kali-yuga. In other words, it is not Lord Kṛṣṇa’s desire that conditioned souls be sinful and suffer, but since they are already sinful, the Lord creates an appropriate age during which they can experience the bitter fruits of irreligiosity.
FAQs
This verse states that dreadful, powerful portents appeared in Dvārakā—described as “Yama’s banners”—and Kṛṣṇa instructs the Yadus not to stay there even for a moment.
Because the appearance of severe inauspicious signs indicated imminent calamity connected with the Lord’s concluding pastimes and the approaching dissolution of the Yadu dynasty’s manifest presence.
Recognize warning signs, avoid complacency, and cultivate detachment—using changing circumstances as reminders to take shelter of devotion rather than relying on temporary security.