Adhyaya 211: The Hunter Jarā, Krishna’s Final Līlā, and the Lord’s Ascension
Isinasalaysay ng Adhyaya 211 ang huling pag-ikot ng makalupang līlā ni Kṛṣṇa at inilalagay ito sa pananaw na teolohikal ng kusang pag-urong tungo sa di-nasisirang Brahman. Si Dāruka, ayon sa utos ni Kṛṣṇa, ay nagtungo sa Dvārakā at dinala si Arjuna, kasama si Vajra na iniharap bilang tagapagmana ng kaharian. Pagkaraan, tumuon ang teksto sa panloob na gawain ni Govinda: ang pagpapanatili ng pinakamataas na prinsipyo ni Vāsudeva sa lahat ng nilalang. Bilang paggalang sa pahayag ng brāhmaṇa na si Durvāsas, umupo si Kṛṣṇa sa pusturang yogic. Sa sandaling iyon dumating ang mangangaso na si Jarā, may palasong may dulong metal na natira mula sa muśala; napagkamalan niyang usa ang paa ng Panginoon at tinamaan ito. Nang makita ang anyong may apat na bisig, paulit-ulit siyang humingi ng tawad at umamin sa kamangmangan. Pinatawad siya ni Kṛṣṇa at pinagkalooban ng agarang pag-akyat sa langit sa pamamagitan ng vimāna. Pagkatapos, pinag-isa ng Panginoon ang Sarili sa dalisay, di-maisip, di-nabubulok na Brahman—si Vāsudeva na lumalaganap sa lahat—at iniwan ang katawang-tao, tinamo ang tatluhang kapalarang lampas-sa-mundo.
Chapter Arc
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Thematic Essence
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Emotional Journey
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Tirtha Focus
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Shlokas in Adhyaya 211
Verse 1
व्यास उवाच इत्य् उक्तो दारुकः कृष्णं प्रणिपत्य पुनः पुनः प्रदक्षिणं च बहुशः कृत्वा प्रायाद् यथोदितम् //
Ang talatang ito: “1” — bilang na palatandaan ng banal na pahayag sa Purana.
Verse 2
स च गत्वा तथा चक्रे द्वारकायां तथार्जुनम् आनिनाय महाबुद्धिं वज्रं चक्रे तथा नृपम् //
Ang talatang ito: “2” — bilang na tumutukoy sa banal na salita sa Purana.
Verse 3
भगवान् अपि गोविन्दो वासुदेवात्मकं परम् ब्रह्मात्मनि समारोप्य सर्वभूतेष्व् अधारयत् //
Ang talatang ito: “3” — palatandaan ng pagkakakilanlan ng banal na pahayag sa Purana.
Verse 4
स मानयन् द्विजवचो दुर्वासा यद् उवाच ह योगयुक्तो ऽभवत् पादं कृत्वा जानुनि सत्तमाः //
Ang talatang ito: “4” — bilang na pagkakasunod para sa pag-aayos ng banal na salita sa Purana.
Verse 5
संप्राप्तो वै जरा नाम तदा तत्र स लुब्धकः मुशलशेषलोहस्य सायकं धारयन् परम् //
Ang talatang ito: “5” — bilang na pantukoy upang kilalanin at sipiin ang banal na pahayag sa Purana.
Verse 6
स तत्पादं मृगाकारं समवेक्ष्य व्यवस्थितः ततो विव्याध तेनैव तोमरेण द्विजोत्तमाः //
Ang talatang ito (bilang 6) ay iniingatan bilang banal na pahayag sa Purana.
Verse 7
गतश् च ददृशे तत्र चतुर्बाहुधरं नरम् प्रणिपत्याह चैवैनं प्रसीदेति पुनः पुनः //
Ang talatang ito (bilang 7) ay marapat igalang, angkop sa debosyonal na pagbigkas at pag-aaral.
Verse 8
अजानता कृतम् इदं मया हरिणशङ्कया क्षम्यताम् आत्मपापेन दग्धं मा दग्धुम् अर्हसि //
Ang talatang ito (bilang 8) ay naglalahad ng sinaunang kaalaman habang pinananatili ang dangal ng Sanskrit.
Verse 9
व्यास उवाच ततस् तं भगवान् आह नास्ति ते भयम् अण्व् अपि गच्छ त्वं मत्प्रसादेन लुब्ध स्वर्गेश्वरास्पदम् //
Ang talatang ito (bilang 9) ay dapat basahin nang may payapang puso at paggalang upang maunawaan ang malalim na diwa.
Verse 10
व्यास उवाच विमानम् आगतं सद्यस् तद्वाक्यसमनन्तरम् आरुह्य प्रययौ स्वर्गं लुब्धकस् तत्प्रसादतः //
Ang talatang ito (bilang 10) ay isang sinaunang pagbubuod na nagpapatuloy sa pamana ng tradisyong Purana.
Verse 11
गते तस्मिन् स भगवान् संयोज्यात्मानम् आत्मनि ब्रह्मभूते ऽव्यये ऽचिन्त्ये वासुदेवमये ऽमले //
Taludtod 211.11: Walang ibinigay na tekstong Sanskrit. Ipadala ang buong taludtod upang maisalin sa marangal na anyong Purana.
Verse 12
अजन्मन्य् अजरे ऽनाशिन्य् अप्रमेये ऽखिलात्मनि त्यक्त्वा स मानुषं देहम् अवाप त्रिविधां गतिम् //
Taludtod 211.12: Wala ang orihinal na Sanskrit. Ibigay ang buong teksto upang maging tumpak ang salin.
Frequently Asked Questions
The chapter centers on divine sovereignty and compassion within the framework of karmic inevitability: an apparent tragedy (Jarā’s strike) is reinterpreted as the Lord’s voluntary conclusion of embodied līlā, paired with an ethic of forgiveness in which ignorance is met by grace and liberation-oriented reassurance.
It articulates a foundational Puranic theological grammar: the avatāra’s departure is not merely historical but cosmological, expressed as reabsorption into the imperishable Brahman identified with Vāsudeva and as an affirmation of the Lord as the inner support of all beings—motifs that anchor later narrative, ritual, and doctrinal layers across the Purāṇic corpus.
No new tīrtha, vrata, or formal rite is instituted in the supplied passage. The chapter’s emphasis is doctrinal and narrative—Dvārakā as a setting is referenced, but the text here functions primarily as a theological account of the Lord’s yogic withdrawal and the salvific outcome granted to Jarā.