Shloka 47
Śakaṭa-bhañjana, Naming by Garga, Dāmodara and Yamala-arjuna, and the Move to Vṛndāvana
पर्णशय्यासु संसुप्तौ क्वचिन् निद्रान्तरैषिणौ क्वचिद् गर्जति जीमूते हाहाकाररवादृतौ
parṇaśayyāsu saṃsuptau kvacin nidrāntaraiṣiṇau kvacid garjati jīmūte hāhākāraravādṛtau
کبھی وہ پتّوں کی سیج پر سو جاتے، کبھی نیند کے بیچ پھر ایک جھپکی ڈھونڈتے؛ اور کبھی جب بادل گرجتے تو چاروں طرف اٹھنے والی ‘ہا ہا’ کی چیخ و پکار کے شور سے وہ چونک کر جاگ اٹھتے۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse portrays the psychological collapse of ordinary security—rest becomes fractured and even nature’s sounds (thundering clouds) trigger panic—signaling the unraveling of worldly order as dissolution approaches.
Parāśara describes Pralaya not only as a cosmic event but as a human experience: poverty of shelter (leaf-beds), broken sleep, and communal wailing, emphasizing impermanence and the urgency of spiritual refuge.
Against the instability and terror of dissolution, Vishnu stands as the sovereign ground of reality—the stable refuge beyond changing cycles—toward whom detachment and devotion are implicitly directed.