tad-ańga-prabhavaḿ śańkham

ādāya ratham āgamat

tataḥ saḿyamanīḿ nāma

yamasya dayitāḿ purīm

gatvā janārdanaḥ śańkhaḿ

pradadhmau sa-halāyudhaḥ

śańkha-nirhrādam ākarṇya

prajā-saḿyamano yamaḥ

tayoḥ saparyāḿ mahatīḿ

cakre bhakty-upabṛḿhitām

uvācāvanataḥ kṛṣṇaḿ

sarva-bhūtāśayālayam

līlā-manuṣyayor viṣṇo

yuvayoḥ karavāma kim

tat -- his (the demon's); anga -- from the body; prabhavam -- grown; sankham -- the conchshell; adaya -- taking; ratham -- to the chariot; agamat -- He returned; tatah -- then; samyamanim nama -- known as Samyamani; yamasya -- of Lord Yamaraja; dayitam -- beloved; purim -- to the city; gatva -- going; jana-ardanah -- Lord Krishna, the abode of all persons; sankham -- the conchshell; pradadhmau -- blew loudly; sa -- accompanied by; hala-ayudhah -- Lord Balarama, whose weapon is a plow; sankha -- of the conchshell; nirhradam -- the resounding; akarnya -- hearing; praja -- of those who take birth; samyamanah -- the restrainer; yamah -- Yamaraja; tayoh -- of Them; saparyam -- worship; mahatim -- elaborate; cakre -- performed; bhakti -- with devotion; upabrimhitam -- overflowing; uvaca -- he said; avanatah -- bowing down humbly; krishnam -- to Lord Krishna; sarva -- of all; bhuta -- living beings; asaya -- the minds; alayam -- whose residence; lila -- as Your pastime; manushyayoh -- appearing as human beings; vishno -- O Supreme Lord Vishnu; yuvayoh -- for the two of You; karavama -- I should do; kim -- what.


Texto

Lord Janardana took the conchshell that had grown around the demon's body and went back to the chariot. Then He proceeded to Samyamani, the beloved capital of Yamaraja, the lord of death. Upon arriving there with Lord Balarama, He loudly blew His conchshell, and Yamaraja, who keeps the conditioned souls in check, came as soon as he heard the resounding vibration. Yamaraja elaborately worshiped the two Lords with great devotion, and then he addressed Lord Krishna, who lives in everyone's heart: "O Supreme Lord Vishnu, what shall I do for You and Lord Balarama, who are playing the part of ordinary humans?"

Significado

The conchshell the Lord took from Pancajana, which is called Pancajanya, is the same one He sounded at the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita. According to the acaryas, Pancajana had become a demon in a way similar to that of Jaya and Vijaya. In other words, though appearing in the form of a demon, he was actually a devotee of the Lord. The Skanda Purana, Avanti-khanda, describes the wonderful things that happened when Lord Krishna sounded His conchshell:

asipatra-vanam nama

sirna-patram ajayata

rauravam nama narakam

arauravam abhut tada

abhairavam bhairavakhyam

kumbhi-pakam apacakam

"The hell known as Asipatra-vana lost the sharp, swordlike leaves on its trees, and the hell named Raurava became free of its ruru beasts. The Bhairava hell lost its fearfulness, and all cooking stopped in the Kumbhipaka hell."

The Skanda Purana further states,

papa-kshayat tatah sarve

vimukta naraka narah

padam avyayam asadya

"Their sinful reactions eradicated, all the inhabitants of hell attained liberation and approached the spiritual world."