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Now, Chapter Thirty Seven.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar – With the help of Baladeva, Krishna destroyed all the demons in this world. And also all the evil kings who were causing all the trouble in this world, troubling all the wise people. This is all for the good of the world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 2:

The weight which was unbearable for Pruthivi, because of the evil forces which had collected on the earth, and which were so huge, was reduced by Sri Krishna, along with Baladeva, when He destroyed all the evil forces along with their akshouhini army.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 3:

Having reduced the weight of the evil forces on this earth, having killed all the evil kings, Krishna also destroyed His own kula in the end, because of a curse.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

The Brahmins had given a curse to Krishna, and this was only a pretext, vyaaja. With His own will, He was the cause of the destruction of His clan. This was how it had to happen, and Krishna knowingly did all of that. It was out of His own will that He also destroyed the Yaadava kula itself in the end.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 4:

Having left Dwaarakaa, and having given up His manushya deha which He had taken during His avataara, along with His amsha, Balaraama, Krishna went to Paramapada, Vishnumaya sthaana.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Krishna gave up His human body, which was looking like that, which He had taken during His avataara. His avataara is also His apraakruta divya mangala vigraha only. It looked like He had taken a human body. He left, along with Balaraama and others. His tejas, His vibhooti, was completely present there. The words Paramapada, Paramavyoma are told, which are unique to Him only, His place. It is told in Mousala Puraana that it is divya, apraakruta.

Here, maanushyam is told as an attribute for Him. It means His divya mangala vigraha, divine auspicious form only. This is the pramaana given in the Mousala Puraana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 5:

Maitreya – O Paraasharar, you told that because of the curse of the Brahmins, He concluded His avataara, and destroyed His own kula. I want to know what was the pretext, and how did He leave His human body.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 6:

Sri Paraasharar – Vishvaamitra, Kanva, Naarada, and all these great sages, were seen by Yadukumaaraas, Yaadavaas in Pindaaraka kshetra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 7:

Because of their arrogance due to their youth, and also being impelled by what has to happen, in future as per the will of the Lord, they dressed up Saamba who was the son of Jaambavati, as a pregnant woman, and took him to the rishis.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 8:

They went and prostrated to all the rishis, and asked them that "This lady is desirous of having a son, please do tell who she will give birth to".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 9:

Sri Paraasharar – The rishis had the divine knowledge, which means that they had Bhagavaan's will. The rishis knew the will of the Lord. In Mousala Puraana, it is told that – Though He was capable of stopping it, He did not do so, because He knew that that is how it has to happen.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

The rishis were cheated by the Yadukumaaraas, but they had the divine knowledge, the will of the Lord, and they got very angry. They said that he is going to give birth to a mace, musala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 10:

That musala, which will be unique, like which there is nothing in this world. He is going to give birth to a unique mace. That will be cause of destruction of all the Yaadava kula. And the Yaadava kula will be completely destroyed by that. The rishis said this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 11:

Having been told like this, they all came and told Ugrasena about what all happened, that they were trying to make fun of the rishis, and that they gave a curse. Saamba gives birth to a mace.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 12:

Ugrasena took that mace, and made it a powder, an iron powder. He got it powdered completely, and then he threw it into the ocean. This gave rise to a special grass, which had got three sharp edges, called Eraka grass.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 13:

In that metal part of the musala, though it was all powdered by the Yaadavaas, there was one small part which was left, looking like the sharp head of an arrow.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 14:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

That piece was also thrown into the ocean, and it was swallowed by a fish. That fish was caught by the fishermen, and they killed that fish. From the stomach of that fish, they took out that piece of iron which was looking like the sharp head of an arrow. There was a hunter by name Jara who picked it up.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 15:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Krishna, Madhusoodana knew the truth, what is going to happen. Even then, He did not want to change it, because it was His own will that it has to happen like that. Whatever has to happen as per His vidhi, will, has to happen like that. He just left it as it is.

This was done by His own sankalpa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 16:

All the devaas, sent Vaayu as a messenger, and he came and prostrated to Krishna and said that he has been sent as messenger by all the gods. That he is going to tell in secret whatever they told.,

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 17:

Indra along with all his devataa gana, ashta Vasus, the Ashvini devataas, Marudgana, Aadityaas, Rudraas, Saadhyaas, is sending You a message. Please do listen to that message. Said Vaayu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 18:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

O Lord, You have incarnated here being requested by the gods only. They all surrendered unto You, and requested You to incarnate here, in order to destroy the evil forces. You have already spent more than 100 years here. in order to reduce the weight of evil forces on earth. Having incarnated, You have stayed here for more than 100 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 19:

Vaayu said – All the evil kings and demons were all killed by You, and the weight of the earth has been reduced. Let all the gods enjoy Your company in the Dyu loka. Please do come back.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 20:

O Krishna, Jagannaatha, You have already spent more than 100 years. If You like, please do get back to Svarga loka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 21:

This is what is the request of the devaas. If You have the same desire, or if You desire to stay here for longer, You can please do as You wish. Because all servants have to remind the master in time. So we have reminded You that whatever You wanted to achieve in Your incarnation, has been achieved, and You may get back. We have reminded You, as per our duty as servants.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 22:

Sri Bhagavaan – O messenger Vaayu, whatever you are telling, IU am already aware of all these things. I have already started even the destruction of the Yaadava kula.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 23:

Even now, the Yaadavaas are not being destroyed, so it is not complete, what I wanted to achieve. I will do that also in 7 nights.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 24:

I took space from the ocean to build Dwaarakaa. I am going to give back to him. The dissolution of the Yaadavaas will happen, they will all be destroyed. After that, I will come to the svarga loka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 25:

I am going to leave this human body, along with the help of Balaraama. Let Indra know that very soon, I will be there only with all the gods.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 26:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Whoever were the causes of the evil weight on the earth, Jaraasandha and others, were all destroyed by Me. Nobody has been left. Only the Yaadavaas have been left here, and I have not destroyed the Yaadavaas. I need to do that work also. The weight on the earth, of the evil forces, of Yaadavaas, is much more than even Jaraasandha and others. I am going to destroy that also.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 27:

All this weight, of all the evil forces, I am going to reduce. And then, I am going to come to the Svarga loka, in order to protect all. Please do tell all the gods. Krishna tells Vaayu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 28:

Sri Paraasharar – When Madhusoodana Krishna told Vaayu the messenger of the gods, Vaayu got back in the divya gati to Indra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 29:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

After that, Krishna saw day and night in the Dwaarakaa puri, a lot of omens, bad signs, the comets and other things, evil signs, the planets and other things not being in position, or being in wrong position, which bring a lot of evil to the world. Flames, like comets and others which are dropping. And all the movables and immovables which are showing signs of destruction. He saw these bad omens day and night, indicating the destruction of Yaadavaas in Dwaarakaa puri.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 30:

He saw these and told the Yaadavaas that evil fierce omens were happening. In order to get rid of all these things, let us go to Prabhaasa kshetra immediately.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 31:

Sri Paraasharar – When Krishna told this, the excellent among the Yaadavaas, Uddhava, prostrated to Krishna and told him. Uddhava was a mahaabhaagavata, a great Bhaagavata.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 32:

Please tell me what I am supposed to do now. Because I assume that You are going to destroy this entire kula now.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 33:

O Achyuta, I am also seeing signs of destruction of this entire Yaadava kula.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 34:

Sri Bhagavaan – With your divya gati got by My grace, go to Badari Ashrama, which is a very sacred place in Gandhamaadana parvata, where there is a sacred Nara Naaraayana sthaana, pavitra sthala. Go there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 35:

Meditate upon Me there, and with My grace, you will get all that you wish to get.

I am going to svarga, having destroyed the Yaadava kula here.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 36:

When I leave Dwaarakaa, the ocean is going to submerge the entire Dwaarakaa city, except My palace. Samudra will leave My palace because He is scared of Me. Samudra will not touch My palace. I will be there all the time in order to grace My devotees. In order to do good to My devotees, to grace them, I will all the time be present there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 37:

Sri Paraasharar – Uddhava, having been told like this by Bhagavaan, prostrated to Him, and immediately, went to Badareekaashrama Tapovana, the Nara Naaraayana sthaana, having been permitted by Keshava.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Krishna did tattvopadesha to Uddhava, and also gave His paadukaa. Which Uddhava took and kept in the Nara Naaraayana sthaana in Badareekaashrama. And he meditated upon the Lord there. Though He destroyed the Yaadava kula completely, Bhagavaan, though He incarnated as a Yaadava, He demonstrated the svaatantrya that He is the Super Lord, by doing two things – giving Saatvata vidyaa to Uddhava, doing tattvopadesha, and He protects the Raaja santaana through the protection of Vajra and Uddhava, and destroyed the entire Yaadava kula.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 38:

After that, all the Yaadavaas got on to their chariots, and quickly left Dwaaraka and went to Prabhaasa kshetra, along with Krishna, Balaraama and others.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 39:

Having gone to Prabhaasa kshetra, the Kukuraas, Andhakaas, Vrushnis, and others, started to drink, being impelled by none other than Vaasudeva only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 40:

When they started drinking there, there were mutual clashes, and each one started to argue with the other, and then, there was a lot of fight there, which was going to destroy them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 41:

Maitreya – Now that they started drinking and eating, they were all eating their own food and drinking their own wine. I don't understand why should there be a fight among them, what was the reason? I would like to know that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 42:

Sri Paraasharar – What I am eating is mrushtaanna, and yours is not mrushtaanna. I am eating the best food, and you are eating bad food. They started telling each other that "Mine is the best". And that is how they started fighting with each other. This is how the fight ensued.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 43:

They started fighting getting extremely angry with each other. And they started to kill each other also with the weapons. This was all due to the will of the Lord only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 44:

When the weapons ended, and they did not have any more weapons left to fight, they saw the Eraka grass, and started to pick up the Eraka grass, which had three sharp edges, as a weapon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 45:

When they took that Eraka grass, its edges were so sharp, because it was from the musala, it was as if it was the Vajraayudha itself, and with that, they started to kill each other. There was a fierce fighting there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 46:

Pradyumna, Saamba, Krutavarma, Saatyaki, Aniruddha, Pruthu, Vipruthu, ...

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 47:

... Chaaruvarma, Chaaruka, Akroora, all of them picked up the Eraka grass, which was like Vajraayudha and they killed each other.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 48:

Krishna tried to stop them. Because He was neutral, Krishna tried to prevent them from fighting. Everyone thought that Krishna is supporting the other person. So, they continued to fight. They did not listen to Him, and started killing each other.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 49:

Krishna also became very angry, and He also picked up the Eraka grass. That itself became the musala, the mace. His fist itself became the metallic mace there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 50:

He also killed all the Yaadavaas, who were engaged in killing each other. They also killed each other.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 51:

At that time, from the middle of the ocean, Krishna's Jaitra ratha rose up. Daaruka also came there, and as Daaruka was seeing, it came, carried by horses.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 52:

His Chakra, Gadaa, Shaarnga, Tooni, Shankha, Khadga, and the divine weapons all did pradakshina to Krishna, and went to the antariksha, the Paramapada, His place, to the sky. They disappeared into the sky.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 53:

Within no time, there was no Yaadava left, and each one killed the other. Only two were left Krishna and Daaruka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 54:

When they started coming, they saw the tree where Balaraama was sitting. From his face, a huge serpent came out. They saw that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 55:

That huge serpent which came out of Balaraama's face, was worshipped by all the siddhaas, the serpents, and others, and it went towards the ocean.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 56:

The ocean god himself came with arghya, and offered to that Aadishesha, and it entered into the ocean, having been worshipped by all the other serpents and everyone there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 57:

He saw Balaraama concluding His avataara, and Krishna told Daaruka to go and tell this to Vasudeva and Ugrasena.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 58:

He told Daaruka – Go and tell how Balaraama ended his avataara, and also that all the Yaadavaas were destroyed, and that I am going to be in Yoga, and I am also going to leave this body.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

He stayed in Yoga and left His body, this was in order to demonstrate to the world, loka sangrahaartha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 59:

Go and tell all the people in Dwaaraka, and also Ugrasena that the ocean is going to completely destroy the Dwaaraka, and going to flood the city, and the city will be no more.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 60:

Go and tell Ugrasena and Vasudeva that they have to be awaiting the entry of Arjuna into Dwaaraka, and then they should not stay in Dwaaraka anymore. Once Arjuna leaves, they should also leave with him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 61:

Wherever Arjuna goes, they have to go along with him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 62:

Go and tell Kunti's son Arjuna that Krishna has told that he has to protect all the people who are related to Krishna, whom Krishna had protected so far. Go and tell Arjuna that he has to protect them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 63:

Along with Arjuna, take all the people of Dwaaravati, and Vajra will become the king of Yaadavaas in future.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 64:

Sri Paraasharar – Daaruka prostrated to Krishna again and again, and did pradakshina again and again, many times, and left Him, as directed by Him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 65:

He went and told all of that in Dwaarakaa puri, and also Arjuna, about whatever he had been told. And he made Vajra as the king.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 66:

Bhagavaan now thought that He is now Bhagavaan, and He did not think anymore that He was Krishna, who had incarnated as a human here. He was already in everyone, and that is why He was called as Vaasudeva.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

He stayed in His fourth avasthaa, He got the Brahma Bhaava.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 67:

Respecting the words of the Brahmins, the Rishis, Durvaasa Rishi, whatever he had told, He stayed in the yogic pose, lifting His paada on the knee.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Respecting the curse of the Brahmins, and respecting whatever Durvaasa had told, He made His legs in the form of a Svastikaasana, on His knee, and sat in Yogaasana.

In the Mahaabhaarata, it is said that Durvaasa asked Krishna to smear His entire body with what Durvaasa had eaten and left. Krishna thought that the food eaten and left by a Brahmin, should not be touched with the foot. So, Krishna did not smear it for His foot, but smeared it for the rest of His body. Durvaasa got very angry and asked "Why did You not smear it on Your feet? You will be hit on the foot itself", and gave Him a curse. Because of this, Krishna sat in that position, to respect Durvaasa's curse, and also curse of the Brahmins.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 68:

A hunter named Jaraa, who had picked up the piece of the musala, which was like the head of an arrow, which was the left-over piece of the mace, having taken this piece, he made an arrow with that as the head, and came there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 69:

He saw His foot, which was looking like a deer. He was standing at a distance. Having seen that, he threw his arrow at that foot, thinking that it was a deer.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 70:

When he comes near, he saw Krishna, who was having chaturbaahu, four arms. Then, immediately, he prostrated to the Lord and said – "Be pleased with me, do grace me", again and again.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 71:

I thought that it was a deer. Without knowing, I have done this mistake. Please do pardon me and protect me from this sin.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 72:

Sri Paraasharar – Krishna said – "Let there be not even an iota of fear in you. With My grace, you are going to go to svarga".

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Though Krishna sat in His yogic posture to leave His praana, in order to demonstrate to the world about how yogis are supposed to be, and how yoga is supposed to be done, He did it for lokasangraha, even at that time, in order to show His unparalleled aishwarya, lordship, even though that hunter was not deserving, Krishna sent him as he was, with his body, to the svarga loka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 73:

Sri Paraasharar – Immediately, a huge vimaana came there, and the hunter got on to that vimaana, and went to svarga with the grace of the Lord.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 74:

He was Brahman, avyaya, achintya, Vaasudeva, amala, concentrating the manas, having made the mind merge with Himself, ...

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Both these shlokaas – this and the next have the same anvaya. All the visheshanaas are for Him only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 37, Shloka 75:

... surpassing the three gatis – the forms of sattva, rajas, tamas, like which it was looking, though in reality it was not that, having left this maanusha deha, this trigunaatmaka deha, Krishna left His body, and got into His original form which is the form of the Brahman, Supreme Lord.

This is how Krishna concluded His avataara.

This completes Chapter Thirty Seven.

We just completed Chapter 37 of Amsha 5. Bhagavaan Krishna's Avataara samaapti has happened, and also Balaraama's.

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॥ अथ अषटत्रत्रांशोअध्यायः ॥

Arjuna's Plight

Now, Chapter Thirty Eight.

This is the last chapter of Amsha 5.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar – Arjuna saw the bodies of Krishna and Balaraama, and he wanted to do samskaara, and as well as for others also.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 2:

Krishna's ashta Mahishis, Rohini and others, all embraced Krishna's body, and entered into Agni along with Him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 3:

Revati also embraced Balaraama's deha, and entered into the burning fire and it became very cool because of the happiness which she attained, because of sanga of Balaraama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 4:

Having heard this, Ugrasena and also Vasudeva, along with Devaki and Rohini, they also did Agni pravesha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 5:

Arjuna did the preta kaarya for all of them, as prescribed in the shaastraas, and then, taking all the people of Dwaarakaa along with him, and also along with Vajra, who was supposed to be the future king, left Dwaarakaa puri.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 6:

Having left Dwaarakaa, Dwaaravati, all the thousands of wives of Krishna, and also Vajra, and all the people, Arjuna, protecting them, slowly departed from Dwaaravati.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 7:

And the Sudharma sabhaa which Krishna had ordered, to be brought from Devaloka, Indra's place, and kept for Ugrasena, went back to Svargaloka, when Krishna left this world. Along with it, the Paarijaata tree also went back.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 8:

On the same day which Krishna completed His avataara and left His maanusha roopa which He had taken here, and left the earth and went back, on the same day, Kali entered.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Kali, who was full of dust and dirt, and who was waiting for the time when Krishna would complete His avataara, so that he can become more powerful.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 9:

Immediately, the ocean submerged the entire Dwaarakaa completely, and it just left Bhagavaan Krishna's house, palace alone. The ocean did not touch the palace.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 10:

The ocean cannot submerge the house of Bhagavaan Krishna, because He always lives there, even today. He is living there all the time. The ocean cannot exceed Krishna's orders, and cannot submerge His house, as He is always present there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 11:

That place, which is still there, not touched by the ocean, is a very sacred place, and it destroys all the sins, and it is associated with Bhagavaan. Bhagavaan's presence is there. Even by taking a look at it, people will get rid of their sins.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 12:

Paartha went to a place called Panchanada (today's Punjab), which had abundance of dhana, dhaanya, and He lived there along with all the people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 13:

There, the hunters and all the tribal people were there. They saw that Arjuna was taking along with him thousands of women, Krishna's wives, and he was alone, and carrying his bow, Gaandeeva. Having seen this, that all the women who have lost their husband, Sri Krishna, they got interested in that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 14:

All the hunters collected together, and being wicked and evil minded, they wanted to possess all the women, who had lost their husband. They all collected together and discussed.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 15:

Arjuna alone was taking all these women, whose husband was no more with them, and he is not bothered about us, not worried about us, and is it not a shame on your part, they all discussed with each other.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 16:

He has killed Bheeshma, Drona, Jayadratha, Karna, and all these mahaarathis, and because of that, he has become very arrogant, and he does not know the power of we people who live in the villages.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 17:

Having seen us carrying six yashti, he is having a bow, he ridicules us, he disrespects us. What is the purpose of having powerful arms, they discussed with each other like this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 18:

Immediately, being encouraged by this kind of discussion, thousands of hunters joined together, they carried big boulders of mud, stone, etc., and sticks, they came in thousands, and were after the women.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 19:

Arjuna threatened all of them, and he told all those people smilingly to "Get back, get back, you evil minded people. If you don't want to die, just stop and turn away".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 20:

They just did not care for him, they simply ignored him. They went and caught all the money that he was taking, and also all the women whom Arjuna was protecting.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 21:

Immediately, Arjuna took his Gaandeeva, and wanted to tie the rope. He found it impossible to do that. The valiant Arjuna was not able to tie the rope for Gaandeeva.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 22:

With great difficulty, he tried to tie the rope, and then it became loose again. With great effort also, he was not able to remember any astra, and mantraas which he had known, the powerful astraas which he had known earlier and used. He could not remember even after putting a lot of effort.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 23:

He just left some ordinary arrows towards them, being very angry. They just touched their skin, and hurt them a little bit. Arjuna, having Gaandeeva could not do anything beyond that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 24:

Along with the gopaalakaas from Dwaaravati, whom he had brought, he was fighting all the hunters. All the Akshaya which Agnideva had given him, which never got empty, that also got empty. He did not know what to do.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 25:

He started to think that all these acts, whatever he did, all great acts, were because of Krishna only. They are all His powers only. Whatever I did with all the arrows, killing of so many atirathis and mahaarathis, all was because of Krishna only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 26:

Before he could wink, all the women were snatched by the hunters, and some of them just ran away here and there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 27:

When all the arrows got over, he started to hit all the hunters with the bow itself. With this, they just laughed it off.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 28:

As Arjuna was just watching, the hunters snatched all the women and just ran away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 29:

Krishna stole all my powers, Arjuna cried at that time. He was extremely grief stricken, and said "Such a bad time I have got into". Krishna has stolen away all my powers. He started to cry.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 30:

He said, all the bow, the arrows, the ratha, the horses, everything is lost at the same time. It is like making a daana to an ashrotriya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 31:

He said that the power of daiva, that is, Bhagavaan Krishna, is so great, because even the ordinary people who are very lowly, who do not have any capability, also won over me.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 32:

My arms and my fist, the position that I had as Arjuna, were all because of some punya, and without Krishna, all these have become futile, wasted.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 33:

This Arjunatva of mine, the Bheematva of Bheema, the capability which we were well known, I am very sure that this is definitely because of Krishna. All is lost, and because of this only, these ordinary hunter people have won over me.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 34:

Sri Paraasharar – Thinking like this and speaking to himself, Arjuna went to Indraprastha pura and made Vajra as the king of the Yaadavaas there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 35:

At that time, in the forest, he went and saw Vyaasa muni, and went and did abhivaadana to him, prostrated to him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 36:

When he went down and touched his feet, at that time, Vyaasa took a look at him, and said that he has lost all lustre in his face. "What has happened to you, why did you become like this?"

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 37:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

All the lustre, tejas on your face is gone. Looks like all your powers are gone. Did you go and approach a woman of a lower caste, or did you do brahma hatyaa. You are full of grief as though you want something you desire which did not happen. Are any of these the reasons why you are without any lustre?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 38:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

You went and approached someone and asked for marriage, with a woman, in order to get children. Were you rejected when you went for such a purpose? For performing yaaga, or for having children, or they are permitted to go when someone asks, they are not supposed to be rejected. Were you rejected when you went with such a purpose, asking for a girl in marriage? Were you turned away when you went for such a purpose? Or, did you want to unite with women who are not supposed to approach?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 39:

Did you by chance, partake good food without offering to Brahmins? Or, are you stealing the money of the poor? Because of which you have become like this?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 40:

Or, were you subjected to shoorpa vaata, which is supposed to be evil? Or were you the target of a bad glance of some people? Because of which you have lost all your tejas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 41:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Did you come into contact with water which has touched the nails of someone? Were you sprinkled with water which is coming out from the ghata? If someone is carrying water in ghata, the water spills out, were you touched by such water? These are all not supposed to be shuddha. Finally, were you defeated by someone who is weaker than you?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 42:

Sri Paraasharar – Arjuna gave a deep breath and then told "O Bhagavaan, please do listen. I am going to tell you why, what happened". And he started to tell what happened, to Vyaasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 43:

Arjuna – Whatever power, tejas we had, veerya, paraakrama, and all of that, everything is lost. When Krishna left us, all of these have left us also.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 44:

Though Krishna was there, who was a mahaan, and we were with Him, just like a praakruta, like an ordinary person, He was smiling, mingling with us, living with us like an ordinary person, by Him, we are all reduced to the level of a grass. We do not have anything left.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 45:

All the astraas, the arrows, Gaandeeva, all of them have lost their capacity, and have become useless now. The moment Krishna left this world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 46:

Just by a glance of Sri Krishna, we used to win all the wars, and used to have all kinds of wealth and powers. Just by a glance if His, all of them were staying with us. But now, Krishna has left this world, and everything is lost.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 47:

Because of His prabhaava only, we defeated and killed Bheeshma, Drona, Angaraaja, Duryodhana and others. That Krishna has left this world, leaving us alone here.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 48:

The whole earth looks as though it has lost all its lustre, all its youth, its prosperity, and everything. I am not alone in this, having lost Krishna when He left this world. Not only I have lost my power, but the whole world has lost its power.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 49:

Bheeshma and such great warriors, were made to look like a firefly because of the powers of Krishna only. Such powerful as I was in the company of Krishna, I have now been won over by ordinary people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 50:

Gaandeeva which was well known in all three worlds, as the most powerful bow, without Krishna, that was totally put aside, by the sticks of all the hunters.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 51:

All the thousands of women of Krishna, wives of Krishna, who were depending on me for protection, in spite of all my efforts, they were all carried away by these tribal people. They were just carrying sticks as their weapons.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 52:

When I was bringing all this money, and Krishna's antahpura, by simply using the sticks and hitting me with them, they made me look as though I am a very weak person, the weakest person, and they carried them all away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 53:

This nishshreekataa of mine, when I have lost all capability and powers, this is not something great. That I am living itself, is something adbhuta. I don't know why I am living. I have been ridiculed and disrespected by all lowly people. I have been won over. I am without any shame, O Vyaasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 54:

Vyaasa – O Paartha. Enough of your feeling ashamed. You don't have to feel sad at all. Just know that in all beings, this is what happens as time passed by. This is under the power of kaala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 55:

Kaala is what is responsible for someone living and not living. Everything is controlled by kaala. Knowing that, take courage.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 56:

All the rivers, oceans, mountains and the entire earth, devaas, manushyaas, animals, trees, serpents, ...

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 57:

... all are created by time, and they all have limited time. As time passed by, as their time passes, they get destroyed. Knowing that everything is kaalaatmaka, take courage, take peace.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 58:

Krishna is only kaala svaroopi. Bhagavaan Krishna who is lotus eyed. Whatever you told about the greatness of Krishna, is all exactly true.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 59:

In order to reduce the weight of evil forces on this world, only, Krishna incarnated here. When the weight increased too much, when the evil forces became too much on the earth, Pruthivi went to Devasabhaa, and requested them for this. That is why Krishna has come down, incarnated here.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 60:

Because of that only, He incarnated here. He is kaala svaroopi only. Once that was done, His work was completed, and He killed all the kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 61:

Vrushni, Andhaka, and these kulaas, were destroyed, O Arjuna. There is nothing else for Him to do here in this world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 62:

Because He concluded whatever He wanted to do, His work is over here. He went back concluding His avataara. He achieved whatever He wanted to achieve, as desired. During creation, He is the one who creates. He is the one who is responsible for sustenance of this world. In the end, He is the one who is capable of dissolution also. That is why He has gone back.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 63:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Paartha, because of that, you do not grieve now. You should have no grief right now, because you were defeated by very lowly people. All these things will happen for everyone, and sometimes they will be very powerful and rise up, and sometimes they will be defeated like this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 64:

You alone killed Bheeshma, Drona, Karna, and all these great warriors. Because their time was over. There also, their rising up, their getting killed, are all under the control of Kaala, and Bhagavaan only is Kaala svaroopi.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 65:

This is all because of Vishnu's prabhaava only. Their getting defeated is also because of that only. In the same way, you were also defeated by ordinary hunters.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 66:

The Lord of the world, Lord of even the gods, He enters as antaryaami into all bodies, and is responsible for sustenance of this world. In the end, He does dissolution also.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 67:

When you were prosperous, He helped you. All your enemies were all destroyed by Keshava.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 68:

Who can believe that you alone killed Bheeshma, Drona, Karna, Duryodhana and these great warriors? In the same way, who will believe that you will be defeated by ordinary hunters like this?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 69:

O Arjuna, all these are Bhagavaan's leelaa cheshtitaas only, His wonderful acts during His incarnation. All the Kouravaas were killed by you. You were defeated by the hunters.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 70:

You are telling that these people stole all the women. You are feeling sad because of that. I will tell you the real story behind that. Do listen to me.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 71:

Ashtaavakra is a very great jnyaani, and he was living immersed in water up to his neck. For many many years, he was meditating upon Paramaatman, and was doing tapas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 72:

When all the devaas defeated the asuraas, there was a great festival, and they were all celebrating, near the bottom of Meru parvata. All the apsara strees were going there. On the way, they saw Ashtaavakra doing tapas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 73:

Rambhaa, Tilottamaa, and thousands of apsarases who were going there, they sang many songs praising him. They also praised his greatness.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 74:

They eulogized him, when they saw Ashtaavakra under water till his neck. He had a big jataa which was grown. With great devotion, they went and bowed down to him. They prayed to him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 75:

He was very pleased with all this stotra. They did more and more stotra as he was pleased.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 76:

Ashtaavakra – O Apsarases, I am extremely pleased with you. Seek whatever boon you want. I will give you whatever is even impossible to attain. I will give you everything, whatever you want. You seek a boon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 77:

Rambhaa, Tilottamaa and others told him – "Once you are pleased, what is there that is not obtained by us? We have got everything because you are pleased. This is enough for us."

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 78:

While Rambhaa and Tilottamaa said that they had got everything that they wanted because Ashtaavakra was pleased, the others said that "If you are really pleased, we want to have Purushottama as our husband".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 79:

Vyaasa – He said "Tathaastu, it will happen as you wish." And then he got up from the water and came out. As soon as he came out from the waters, they saw that his body was all crooked in eight place, which was why he was called as Ashtaavakra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 80:

As soon as they saw his crooked body, crooked in eight places, they started laughing at him. And he got very angry and cursed them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 81:

Looking at my crooked body, you are laughing and showing disrespect towards me. I am going to curse you.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 82:

With my prasaada, you will get Purushottama as your husband. And because of my shaapa, in the end, you will all get into the hands of lowly clan people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 83:

Vyaasa – Having told all these, he said "Go back to your loka".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 84:

Like this, having got the boon, they also got the curse, and that is how they have been all snatched away by these hunters.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 85:

Because of this, you should not feel sad for what happened. The super-lord Bhagavaan, who is the Lord of everything, the Supreme Brahman, He only is responsible for all this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 86:

Your upasamhaara is also nearby. Your bala, tejas, veerya have all been taken back by Bhagavaan.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 87:

Whoever is born has to die. And whoever rises up has to fall down. If you collect a lot of money, it will get lost. All these are natural. They happen.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 88:

Having known all this, the wise men do not feel happy or sad because of that. Whereas, at the same time, the others do different things. They act according to what happens.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 89:

Having known all these things, along with all your brothers, you leave all your kingdom and everything, and go to forest, and be engaged in tapas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 90:

Go and tell all these to Dharmaraaja, and day-after-tomorrow, along with all your brothers, you leave as you came, and go.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 91:

Having gone back, Arjuna told Dharmaraaja and his brothers, he explained whatever he saw and experienced, and whatever Vyaasa told.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 92:

Having heard Vyaasa's words, which Arjuna told them, they made Pareekshit as the king, and they all left the place and went to the forest.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 93:

O Maitreya, I have told you in great detail the story of incarnation of Bhagavaan Krishna, who incarnated in Yadu vamsha, as Vasudeva's son Vaasudeva. And all His great acts, cheshtitaas, I have told you in great detail so far.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 38, Shloka 94:

Whoever listens to this Krishna charita, the story of Bhagavaan Krishna and all His leelaa cheshtitaas, will get rid of all his sins, and will attain Vishnu loka.

This completes Chapter Thirty Eight.

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This completes Amsha Five, the story of Sri Krishna.

॥ समाप्िंच अयंपञ्चमो अंशः॥

Naaraayanam namaskrutya naram cha eva narottamam |
Deveem sarasvateem vyaasam tato jayam udeerayet ||

Sri Krishnaarpanamastu

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Sri Krishnaya Parabrahmane Namaha

Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Asmad Guruparamparaayai Namaha

Amsha 6

Offering our pranaamams to all the Bhaagavataas in this Satsanga.

We just concluded Amsha 5, and are entering into the last Amsha, Amsha 6.

॥ अथ षष्ठः अंशः॥

Now, Amsha 6.

॥ अथ प्रथमो अध्यायः॥

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