स्वसारं जगृहे मृत्युः क्षयाय यवनेश्वरः ॥२२॥
kÄla-kanyÄ jarÄ sÄká¹£Äl
lokas tÄá¹ nÄbhinandati
svasÄraá¹ jagá¹›he má¹›tyuḥ
ká¹£ayÄya yavaneÅ›varaḥ
kÄla-kanyÄ - the daughter of Time; jarÄ - old age; sÄká¹£Ät - directly; lokaḥ - all living entities; tÄm - her; na - never; abhinandati - welcome; svasÄram - as his sister; jagá¹›he - accepted; má¹›tyuḥ - death; ká¹£ayÄya - for destruction; yavana-Ä«Å›varaḥ - the King of the Yavanas.
What was described as KÄlakanyÄ should be understood as old age. No one wants to accept old age, but YavaneÅ›vara [Yavana-rÄja], who is death, accepts JarÄ [old age] as his sister.
Encaged within the body, the living being accepts KÄlakanyÄ, old age, just before death. YavaneÅ›vara is the emblem of death, YamarÄja. Before going to the place of YamarÄja, the living entity accepts JarÄ, old age, the sister of YamarÄja. One is subjected to the influence of Yavana-rÄja and his sister due to impious activity. Those who are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and are engaged in devotional service under the instructions of NÄrada Muni are not subjected to the influence of YamarÄja and his sister JarÄ. If one is Kṛṣṇa conscious, he conquers death. After leaving the material body, he does not accept another body that is material but returns home, back to Godhead. This is verified by Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (4.9).
