Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 21
Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā
मन्य एतैर्महोत्पातैर्नूनं भगवत: पदै: । अनन्यपुरुषश्रीभिर्हीना भूर्हतसौभगा ॥ २१ ॥
manya etair mahotpātair nūnaṁ bhagavataḥ padaiḥ ananya-puruṣa-śrībhir hīnā bhūr hata-saubhagā
میرا گمان ہے کہ یہ بڑے بڑے نحوست بھرے آثار دنیا کی عظیم بدبختی کی خبر دیتے ہیں۔ زمین ربّ کے کمل چرنوں کے نقش سے مبارک تھی؛ اب یہ نشان بتاتے ہیں کہ وہ سعادت باقی نہیں رہے گی۔
FAQs
This verse links widespread, extraordinary omens with the Lord no longer being present on earth—when His divine presence and “footprints” are gone, the world’s auspiciousness diminishes.
Seeing alarming portents, Yudhishthira concludes that Krishna has departed; without the Lord’s unique splendor and protection, the earth’s prosperity and spiritual auspiciousness decline.
It emphasizes that real good fortune comes from connection to Bhagavan—by keeping Krishna at the center through bhakti (hearing, chanting, remembrance), one preserves auspiciousness even in troubling times.