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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.67

पृथ्व्या: स वै गुरुभरं क्षपयन् कुरूणा-मन्त:समुत्थकलिना युधि भूपचम्व: । द‍ृष्टय‍ा विधूय विजये जयमुद्विघोष्यप्रोच्योद्धवाय च परं समगात् स्वधाम ॥ ६७ ॥ येऽन्येऽरविन्दाक्ष विमुक्तमानिन-स्त्वय्यस्तभावादविशुद्धबुद्धय: । आरुह्य कृच्छ्रेण परं पदं तत:पतन्त्यधोऽनाद‍ृतयुष्मदङ्‌घ्रय: ॥
pṛthvyāḥ sa vai guru-bharaṁ kṣapayan kurūṇām
[prithvyaah sa vai guru-bharam kshapayan kuroonaam]
antaḥ-samuttha-kalinā yudhi bhūpa-camvaḥ
[antah-samuttha-kalinaa yudhi bhoopa-chamvah]
dṛṣṭyā vidhūya vijaye jayam udvighoṣya
[drishtyaa vidhooya vijaye jayam udvighoshya]
procyoddhavāya ca paraṁ samagāt sva-dhāma
[prochyoddhavaaya cha param samagaat sva-dhaama]
Word-for-word
pṛthvyāḥ — on the earth saḥ — He (Lord Kṛṣṇa) vai — indeed guru-bharam — a great burden kṣapayan — completely finishing kurūṇām — of the personalities born in the Kuru dynasty antaḥ-samuttha-kalinā — by creating enmity between the brothers by disagreement yudhi — in the Battle of Kurukṣetra bhūpa-camvaḥ — all the demoniac kings dṛṣṭyā — by His glance vidhūya — cleansing their sinful activities vijaye — in victory jayam — victory udvighoṣya — declaring (the victory for Arjuna) procya — giving instructions uddhavāya — unto Uddhava ca — also param — transcendental samagāt — returned sva-dhāma — to His own place.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pṛthvyāḥ sa vai guru-bharaṁ kṣapayan kurūṇām
pṛthvyāḥ
on the earth
saḥ
He (Lord Kṛṣṇa)
vai
indeed
guru-bharam
a great burden
kṣapayan
completely finishing
kurūṇām
of the personalities born in the Kuru dynasty
antaḥ-samuttha-kalinā yudhi bhūpa-camvaḥ
antaḥ-samuttha-kalinā
by creating enmity between the brothers by disagreement
yudhi
in the Battle of Kurukṣetra
bhūpa-camvaḥ
all the demoniac kings
dṛṣṭyā vidhūya vijaye jayam udvighoṣya
dṛṣṭyā
by His glance
vidhūya
cleansing their sinful activities
vijaye
in victory
jayam
victory
udvighoṣya
declaring (the victory for Arjuna)
procyoddhavāya ca paraṁ samagāt sva-dhāma
procya
giving instructions
uddhavāya
unto Uddhava
ca
also
param
transcendental
samagāt
returned
sva-dhāma
to His own place.
Thereafter, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa created a misunderstanding between family members just to diminish the burden of the world. Simply by His glance, He annihilated all the demoniac kings on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra and declared victory for Arjuna. Finally, He instructed Uddhava about transcendental life and devotion and then returned to His abode in His original form.
Purport

Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām. The mission of Lord Kṛṣṇa was performed on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, for by the Lord’s mercy Arjuna was victorious due to being a great devotee whereas the others were killed simply by the Lord’s glance, which cleansed them of all sinful activities and enabled them to attain sārūpya. Finally, Lord Kṛṣṇa instructed Uddhava about the transcendental life of devotional service, and then, in due course of time, He returned to His abode. The Lord’s instructions in the form of Bhagavad-gītā are full of jñāna and vairāgya, knowledge and renunciation. In the human form of life, one must learn these two things — how to become detached from the material world and how to acquire full knowledge in spiritual life. This is the Lord’s mission ( paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām ). After executing His complete mission, the Lord returned to His home, Goloka Vṛndāvana.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

END OF THE NINTH CANTO

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He destroyed the heavy burden of the earth by annihilating with his glance the armies of kings in battle, by creating enmity within the family, and loudly proclaimed the victory of Arjuna. After speaking spiritual knowledge to Uddhava, he resided in Dvārakā in aprakaṭa-līlā. This verse explains his goal of ridding the earth of its burden. By his glance he destroyed the armies of kings. The purpose is explained. He loudly proclaimed the victory of Arjuna (vijaye). He announced to the people that all had been conquered by Arjuna. Another goal was to display bhakti, jñāna and vairāgya. He thus instructed Uddhava. He stayed in Dvārakā (svadhāma), giving up visibility in this world. And in his form of Nārāyaṇa he went to his abode of Vaikuṇṭha. The commentary Śārātha-darśinī on the Twenty-fourth Chapter of the Ninth Canto has been completed to give pleasure to the hearts of the devotees in accordance with the views of the ācāryas. I am drowning in an ocean of offenses and am bound up with inner pain. May the devotees pull me out with the stick of their merciful glance! I have completed the Ninth Canto on the fifth lunar day of the waxing moon of Vaiśākha month on the bank of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Chapter One The Prelude to Destruction of the Yadus
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Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa creates a family misunderstanding to lighten the world, defeats demoniac kings at Kurukṣetra, instructs Uddhava, and returns to His abode. The canto closes with the Lord's whole earthly mission compressed into one verse — He came, lightened, taught, and went home.
Reflection Questions
  • If my own life were summarized in one sentence by Śukadeva, would 'came, lightened the burden, taught, returned' even partly fit?
  • Where could even one of those four verbs be stronger in my life this year?
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