Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

निर्याणं बलभद्रस्य यादवानां तथा क्षयम् योगे स्थित्वाहम् अप्य् एतत् परित्यक्ष्ये कलेवरम्

Transliteration

niryāṇaṃ balabhadrasya yādavānāṃ tathā kṣayam yoge sthitvāham apy etat parityakṣye kalevaram

Translation

“ବଳଭଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିର୍ୟାଣ ଓ ଯାଦବମାନଙ୍କ କ୍ଷୟ—ଏହା ସମୀପରେ। ଯୋଗରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ହୋଇ ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଶରୀର ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବି।”

Word by Word

• niryāṇam: departure
• niryāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nir-yāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• balabhadrasya: of Balabhadra (Balarāma)
• balabhadrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• yādavānām: of the Yādavas
• yādavānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yādava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• tathā: and also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक)

• kṣayam: destruction, end
• kṣayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yoge: in yoga, in meditative absorption
• yoge: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• sthitvā: having remained, being established
• sthitvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having remained/being established'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (अहं-शब्दः)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि = 'also/even')

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parityakṣye: I shall abandon
• parityakṣye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• kalevaram: body
• kalevaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalevara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; conveying Krishna’s declared intention in context)

Characters & Entities

• Balabhadra (Balarama)
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the significance of Balarama’s departure and the Yadavas’ destruction in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse marks the deliberate closing of Krishna’s earthly līlā: Balabhadra departs, the Yadava line is withdrawn, and the world transitions toward Kali-yuga conditions—showing divine sovereignty over dynastic rise and dissolution.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s act of ‘abandoning the body’ here?

In the dialogue framework, Parāśara presents it as a yogic, voluntary withdrawal—Krishna remains the Supreme Lord, yet ends the manifested embodiment as part of cosmic timing and order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (as Krishna) in this context?

The verse emphasizes that the Lord’s embodiment is not compulsion but will: established in Yoga, he chooses to conclude the avatāra-līlā, underscoring Vishnu’s supremacy over life, death, and historical cycles.