Srimad Bhagavatam, Volume 3

in the form of the Proprietor, Master, Friend, Son and Lover can be
transcendentally achieved. The stage of a devotee, which attracts the
transcendental affection of the Lord, does not develop unless one has not
developed the qualities of a Brahmin as above mentioned. The Lord is
inclined to a Brahmin of quality and not of false prestige. Those, who are less
than a Brahmin by qualification cannot establish any relation with the Lord as
much as fire cannot be kindled in the raw earth except the wood although
there is link of relation with wood and the earth. The Lord being thus all
perfect in Himself there could not be any question of His welfare and Maharaj
Yudhisthir refrained from asking this question. He simply enquired about His
residential place Dwaraka puri where pious men assemble. The Lord stays
there only where pious men assemble and take pleasure in the matter of
glorifying the Supreme Truth. Maharaj Yudhisthir was anxious to know about
the pious men and their pious acts in the city of Dwarka.
Mangalaya cha lokanam kshemaya cha bhavaya cha
Aste yadukulambhodhou adi anantasakhah puman.
Yad bahu dandaguptayam yadavah uchitah
kridanti paramanandam mahapourisika iva.
Mangalaya—for the matter of all good, cha—also, Lokanam—of all the
planets, Kshemaya—for protection, cha—and, Bhavaya—for elevation, cha—
also, Aste—is there, Yadukulambodhou—in the ocean of the Yadu dynasty,
Adi—the original, Anantasakhah—in the company of Ananta (Valarama)
Puman—The Supreme enjoyer, Yad—whose, Bahudandaguptayam—being
protected by His arms, Yadavah—the members of the Yadu family, Uchita—
deservingly, Kridanti—are relishing, Paramanandam—transcendental
pleasure, Mahapourisika—the residents of the spiritual sky, Iva—like.
The Original Porsonality of Godhead and Enjoyer is staying along with
Valaram who is Primeval Lord Ananta in the ocean of Yadu dynasty for
the walfare, protection and all round progress of all the universe. And the
members of the Yadu dynasty are enjoying life like the residents of the
spiritual sky being protected by the arms of the Lord.
As we have discussed many times, the personality of Godhead Vishnu resides
within each and every universe in two capacities namely as the
Garbhodaksayee Vishnu and as the Khirodaksayee Vishnu. The
Khirodaksayee Vishnu has His own planet on the northern top of the universe
and there is a great ocean of milk where the Lord resides on the bed of
Anananta incarnation of Valadeva. As such Maharaj Yudhisthira has
compared the Yadu dynasty as the ocean of milk and Sri Valaram as the
Ananta where the Lord Krishna was residing. He has compared the citizens of
Dwarka with the liberated inhabitants of vaikunthalokas. Beyond the material
sky as far as we can see with our eyes and beyond the sevenfold coverings of
the universe there is causal ocean in which all the universes are floating like
foot balls and beyond causal ocean there is unlimited span of spiritual sky
generally known as the effulgence of Brahman. Within this effulgence
Brahman there are innumerable spiritual planets and they are known as the
Vaikuntha planets. Each and every Vaikuntha planet is many many times
bigger than the biggest universe within the material world and in each of them
there are innumerable prototype of Vishnu inhabitants exactly looking like
Lord Vishnu. These inhabitants of Vaikuntha planets are known as the
Mahapourisikas or persons directly engaged in the service of the Lord. These
Mahapourisikas are happy in those planets without any kind of misery and
they live perpetually in full youthfulness enjoying life in full bliss and
knowledge without any fear of birth death oldage or diseases or without any
influence of the Kala eternal time. Maharaj Yudhisthra has compared the
inhabitants of Dwarka with the Mahapourisikas of Vaikunthaloka because
they are so happy along with the Lord. In the Bhagwat Geeta there are many
references of the Vaikuntha lokas and they are mentioned there as Maddhama
or the kingdom of the Lord.
Yad pada susrusana mukhya karmana
Satyadayo dwyasta sahasra yositah
Nirjitya samkhye tridasam stadasiso
Haranti vajrayudha vallavauchita.
Yad—whose, Pada—feet, Susrusana—administration of comforts Mukhya—
the most important, Karmana—by the acts of, Satyadaya—queens headed by
Satyabhama, Dwayasta—twice eight, Sahasra—thousand, Yositah—the fair
sex, Nirjitya—by subduing, Samkhye—in the battle, Tridasam—of the
denizens of heaven, Tadashiso—what are enjoyed by the demigods, Haranti—
do take away, Vajrayudhavallabh—The better halves of the Personality who
controls over the thunderbolt, Uchita—deserving,
Queens headed by Satyabhama at Dwarka, simply by administering
comforts at the Lotus feet of the Lord which is the most important of all
services, induced the Lord to conquer over the demigods and thus the
queens enjoyed things which are only deserving prerogatives of the better
halves of the controller of thunderbolt.
Satyabhama: One of the principal queens of Lord Sri Krishna at Dwarka.
After killing the Narakasura, Lord Krishna visited the place of Narakasura
accompanied by Satyabhama. He went to Indraloka also with Satyabhama and
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Fourteenth Chapter - Disappearance of Lord Krishna
She was received by Sachidevi who introduced her with the mother of the
demigods, Aditi. Aditi was very much pleased with Satyabhama and she
benedicted her with the blessings of permanent youth as long as Lord Krishna
remains on the earth. Aditi also took her with her to show the special
prerogatives of the demigods in the heavenly planets when she saw the parijat
flower and desired to have it in her palace at Dwarka. After that she came
back to Dwarka along with her husband and expressed her willingness to have
the parijat flower at her palace. Satyabhama's palace was specially bedecked
with valuable jewels and even in the hottest season of summer inside of the
palace remained cooled as air-conditioned. She decorated her palace with
various flags heralding the news of her great husbands presence there. Some
times she met Droupadi along with her husband and she was anxious to be
instructed by Droupadi the ways and means of pleasing the husband.
Droupadi was expert in this affair because she kept five husbands the
Pandavas all very much pleased with her. On receipt of Droupadi's
instructions on husband pleasing affairs she was very much pleased with her
and offered her good wishes and returned back to Dwarka. She was the
daughter of Satrajit. After departure of Lord Krishna when Arjuna visited
Dwarka all the queens including Satyabhama and Rukmini lamented for the
Lord with great feelings. At the last stage of her life she left for the forest to
undergo severe penances.
Satyabhama instigated her husband to get the parijat flower from the
heavenly planets and the Lord had it even by force from the demigods as
much as a common husband secures things for pleasing his better half. As
already explained the Lord had very little to do with so many wives and carry
out their orders like ordinary man. But because the queens accepted the high
quality of devotional service namely administering the Lord all comforts the
Lord played the part of a faithful complete husband. No earthly creature can
expect to have things from the heavenly kingdom and specially the Parijat
flowers which are simply to be used by the demigods. But due to their
becoming the Lord's faithful wives all of them enjoyed the special
prerogatives of the great wives of the denizens of heaven. In other words the
Lord being the proprietor of everything within His creation it is not very
astonishing for the queens of Dwarka to have any rare thing from any part of
the universes at any length.
Yad bahudanda abhyudaya anujivino
Yadu Pravira akutobhaya muhuh.
Adhikramantyam anghribhir ahritam valat
Sabham sundharmam surasattam uchitam.
Yad—whose, Bahudanda—arms streature, Abhyudaya—influenced by,
Anujivino—always living, Yadu—the members of the Yadu dynasty,
Pravira—great heroes, Akutobhayam—fearless in every respect, Muhuh—
constantly, Adhikrantam—trampling over, Anghribhir—by foot, Ahrita—
brought about, Valat—by force, Sabham—assembly house Sudharmam—of
the name, Surasattama—the best amongst the demigods, Uchitam—deserving.
The great heroes of the Yadu dynasty being protected by the arms
streature of Lord Sri Krishan always remain fearless in every respect.
And as such they are traverssing with their feet on the assembly house of
the name Sudharma which is just deserving for the best demigods and
was forcibly taken away from them. (demigods),
Those who are directly servitors of the Lord are not only protected by the
Lord from all respects of fearfulness but also can enjoy the best of the things
even they are forcibly accumulated. The Lord is equal in behaviour with all
living beings but He is partial with His pure devotees being too much
affectionate upon them. The city of Dwarka was flourishing being enriched
with the best of things in the material world. The state assembly house of
parliament is constructed according to the dignity of the particular state. In the
heavenly planet the state assembly house called by the Sudharma was just
deserving the dignity of the best of the demigods. Such assembly house of
parliament is never meant for any state on the globe because the human being
on the earth is unable to construct such parliament house however a particular
state may be materially advanced. But during the time of Lord Krishna's
presence on the earth the members of the Yadu family forcibly brought down
the celestial assembly house on earth and fixed it up at Dwarka. They were
able to use such force because they were certain of the indulgence and
protection of the Supreme Lord Krishna. In other words the Lord is provided
with the best thing in the universe by His pure devotees. Lord Krishna was
provided with all kinds of comforts and facilities available within the universe
by the members of the Yadu dynasty and in return such servitors of the Lord
were protected and fearless.
A forgetful conditioned soul is fearful. But a liberated soul is never fearful
as much as a small child completely dependant on the mercy of his father is
never fearful of any one. Fearfulness is a sort of illusion for the living being
when he is in slumber by forgetting his eternal relation with the Lord. As the
living being is never to die by his constitution as stated in the Bhagwat Geeta
(Bg. 2.20) then what is there as the cause of fearfulness. A person in
hallucination is fearful of a tiger in dream but another man who is awake by
his side sees no tiger there. The tiger is a myth for both of them namely the