Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 5
The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā
भगवान् पितामहं वीक्ष्य विभूतीरात्मनो विभु: । संयोज्यात्मनि चात्मानं पद्मनेत्रे न्यमीलयत् ॥ ५ ॥
bhagavān pitāmahaṁ vīkṣya vibhūtīr ātmano vibhuḥ saṁyojyātmani cātmānaṁ padma-netre nyamīlayat
సర్వవిభువు భగవానుడు పితామహుడు బ్రహ్మను మరియు ఇతర దేవతలను—అవి ఆయన స్వవిభూతులే—చూచి, తన మనస్సును తనలోనే స్థిరపరచి కమలనేత్రాలను మూసెను।
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Lord Kṛṣṇa had previously answered the prayers of Lord Brahmā and the other demigods, who had requested the Lord to descend within this universe for the protection of His servants, the demigods. Now the demigods arrived before the Lord, each one desiring to take the Lord to his own planet. To avoid these innumerable social obligations, the Lord closed His eyes as if absorbed in samādhi.
FAQs
This verse describes the Lord withdrawing His own divine energies into Himself and entering inward absorption, indicating a transcendental, self-willed conclusion to His manifest līlā—not an ordinary death.
By glancing at Brahmā—grandfather of the universe’s created beings—the Lord signals that even the cosmic administrator witnesses the Lord’s supreme independence as He concludes His manifest pastimes.
It points to inner recollection: regularly draw attention away from distractions and place the mind in the heart through remembrance of Bhagavān, cultivating steadiness, detachment, and devotion.