Shloka 1
Pradyumna’s Abduction, Mahā-māyā, and the Slaying of Śambara
श्रीशुक उवाच कामस्तु वासुदेवांशो दग्ध: प्राग् रुद्रमन्युना । देहोपपत्तये भूयस्तमेव प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca kāmas tu vāsudevāṁśo dagdhaḥ prāg rudra-manyunā dehopapattaye bhūyas tam eva pratyapadyata
ศรีศุกเทวะกล่าวว่า กามเทพผู้เป็นภาคหนึ่งของวาสุเทวะ เคยถูกเผาเป็นเถ้าด้วยพิโรธของรุทระมาก่อน บัดนี้เพื่อจะได้กายใหม่ เขาจึงกลับไปรวมสู่พระวาสุเทวะนั้นเอง
In his Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha ( Anuccheda 87), Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī cites the following verse of the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (2.40) to prove that the Pradyumna who is the son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī is the same Pradyumna who is a member of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s eternal fourfold plenary expansion, the catur-vyūha:
FAQs
This verse shows that even Kāma, after being burned by Rudra’s anger, regains hope by taking refuge in the Lord (Vāsudeva), teaching that divine shelter restores what is lost.
He recalls the well-known episode to explain Kāma’s bodiless condition and why he again approaches the Supreme Lord for regaining a body within the narrative flow of Canto 10, Chapter 55.
When setbacks feel like “burning” losses, the practical takeaway is to return to sincere spiritual refuge—prayer, remembrance, and devotion—rather than despair, trusting the Lord’s power to restore and guide.