Shloka 3
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
रेवती चैव रामस्य देहम् आश्लिष्य सत्तम विवेश ज्वलितं वह्निं तत्सङ्गाह्लादशीतलम्
revatī caiva rāmasya deham āśliṣya sattama viveśa jvalitaṃ vahniṃ tatsaṅgāhlādaśītalam
Hỡi bậc hiền đức tối thượng, Revati cũng ôm lấy nhục thân của Balarāma rồi bước vào ngọn lửa rực cháy; nhưng nhờ sự tiếp xúc hoan hỷ từ sự hiện diện của nàng, ngọn lửa ấy trở nên mát dịu và êm đềm.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It marks Revati’s departure from the world immediately after Balarama, portraying her unwavering conjugal unity and the Purāṇic motif of Agni as a purifier and sacred passage rather than mere destruction.
Parāśara narrates it as part of the dynastic chronicle in Ansha 4, presenting the withdrawal of divine and royal figures as an ordered transition in time—an episode within the larger flow of lineage and dharma.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the scene belongs to the avatāra-era narrative: the associates of the divine order (including Balarama, connected with Vishnu’s cosmic function) exit the stage according to cosmic sovereignty, underscoring līlā and controlled dissolution rather than chaos.