Text 3] Lord Krsna’s Entrance in Dvaraka 307
PURPORT

Redness of the white conchshell due to the lip-touch of the Lord is a
symbol of spiritual significance. The Lord is all spirit, and matter is
ignorance of this spiritual existence. Factually there is nothing like matter
in the spiritual enlightenment, and this spiritual enlightenment takes place
at once by the contact of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna. The Lord is pre-
sent in every particle of all existence, and He can manifest His presence in
anyone. By ardent love and devotional service of the Lord, or in other
words by spiritual contact with the Lord, everything becomes spiritually
reddened like the conchshell in the grip of the Lord, and the paramahamsa,
or the supremely intelligent person, plays the part of the ducking swan in
the water of spiritual bliss, eternally decorated by the lotus flower of the
Lord’s feet.

TEXT 3
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TYIY: AM: Aa Aaeaaaeat: 3 I

tam upasrutya ninadam
jagad-bhaya-bhayavaham
pratyudyayuh prajah sarva
bharty-darsana-lalasah
tam—that; upasrutya—having overheard; ninadam—sound; jagat-bhaya—
the fear of material existence: bhayavaham—the threatening principle:
prati—towards; udyayuh—rapidly proceeded; prajah—the citizens; sarvah—
all; bhartr—the protector; darsana—audience; lalasah—having so desired.

TRANSLATION

The citizens of Dvaraka, having heard that sound which threatens fear
personified in the material world, began to run towards Him fast, just to
have a long desired audience with the Lord, who is the protector of all
devotees.

PURPORT

As already informed, the citizens of Dvaraka who lived at the time of
Lord Krsna’s presence there were all liberated souls who descended there
along with the Lord as entourage. All were very anxious to have an audi-
