Shloka 27
लोके भवाञ्जगदिन: कलयावतीर्ण: सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय चान्य: । कश्चित् त्वदीयमतियाति निदेशमीश किं वा जन: स्वकृतमृच्छति तन्न विद्म: ॥ २७ ॥
loke bhavāñ jagad-inaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ sad-rakṣaṇāya khala-nigrahaṇāya cānyaḥ kaścit tvadīyam atiyāti nideśam īśa kiṁ vā janaḥ sva-kṛtam ṛcchati tan na vidmaḥ
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งจักรวาล พระองค์เสด็จลงมาพร้อมพระฤทธิ์ของพระองค์เพื่อคุ้มครองผู้ดีและปราบผู้ชั่ว แต่ข้าแต่พระอีศวร เราไม่เข้าใจว่าใครเล่าจะล่วงละเมิดพระบัญญัติของพระองค์แล้วยังเสวยผลกรรมของตนได้อย่างไร
Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the kings were bewildered by the suffering that had come upon them. They state here that since the Lord has descended to this world to protect the pious and punish the wicked, how is it that Jarāsandha, who brazenly transgressed the order of the Lord, continued to perform his wicked activities, whereas the kings were put into a miserable condition? Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura similarly states that the kings could not understand how Jarāsandha, who harassed the saintly devotees and nourished the envious, could continue to prosper, whereas the kings were being tormented by the wicked Jarāsandha. Similarly Śrīla Prabhupāda quotes the kings as follows in Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: “My dear Lord, You are the proprietor of all the worlds, and You have incarnated Yourself along with Your plenary expansion Lord Balarāma. It is said that Your appearance in this incarnation is for the purpose of protecting the faithful and destroying the miscreants. Under the circumstances, how is it possible that miscreants like Jarāsandha can put us into such deplorable conditions of life against Your authority? We are puzzled at the situation and cannot understand how it is possible. It may be that Jarāsandha has been deputed to give us such trouble because of our past misdeeds, but we have heard from revealed scriptures that anyone who surrenders unto Your lotus feet immediately becomes immune to the reactions of sinful life… [We] therefore… wholeheartedly offer ourselves unto Your shelter, and we hope that Your Lordship will now give us full protection.”
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord descends to protect the saintly (sad-rakṣaṇāya) and to restrain or punish the wicked (khala-nigrahaṇāya), though His full purpose is ultimately beyond ordinary comprehension.
In her humility and devotion, Rukmini acknowledges Krishna as the supreme controller whose plans transcend human logic, even while He appears within worldly events and relationships.
The verse encourages humility and devotion—do your duty sincerely, avoid wrongdoing, protect goodness where you can, and trust that the Lord’s higher purpose operates even when outcomes seem unclear.