Shloka 22
Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)
प्रोक्तश् च देवैः संसुप्तं यस् त्वाम् उत्थापयिष्यति देहजेनाग्निना सद्यः स तु भस्मीभविष्यति
proktaś ca devaiḥ saṃsuptaṃ yas tvām utthāpayiṣyati dehajenāgninā sadyaḥ sa tu bhasmībhaviṣyati
Chư thiên đã tuyên bố như vầy: khi ngươi đang chìm trong giấc ngủ sâu, bất cứ ai toan đánh thức ngươi sẽ lập tức bị ngọn lửa phát ra từ chính thân ngươi thiêu thành tro bụi.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To protect the world and devotees by destroying adharmic aggressors and re-establishing dharma in the Yadu line.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of the righteous and the inviolability of divinely granted boons; restraint of arrogant violence.
Concept: Arrogant interference with divinely sanctioned order rebounds instantly upon the wrongdoer.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Respect boundaries, avoid coercion and hubris, and heed wise counsel before acting.
Vishishtadvaita: Hari’s sovereign will operates within the world as moral governance, not mere impersonal fate.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
In this verse it signifies the innate spiritual radiance (tejas) generated by tapas/yogic power, which functions as a divinely sanctioned protection—anyone who violates the ordained boundary is immediately destroyed.
Parāśara frames it as a decree of the Devas: the act is not merely impolite but a breach of cosmic order, and the punishment is instantaneous—incineration by the sleeper’s own tejas.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purana’s worldview is operative: divine governance preserves dharma through inviolable protections, reflecting the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality that upholds cosmic law.