When unrighteousness overwhelms the world, Krishna descends to relieve the earth's burden and protect His sincere devotees.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.34 — April 26, 1973, Los Angeles 730426SB-LOS ANGELES [43:25 Minutes] SB-01.08.34_730426SB-LOS ANGELES [japa]
Devotees: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda! [curtains open, greeting Deities; Govindam playing] [break] [01:13] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
[leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] bhārāvatāraṇāyānye bhuvo nāva ivodadhau sīdantyā bhūri-bhāreṇa jāto hy ātma-bhuvārthitaḥ [SB 1.8.34] [break]
Prabhupāda: Word meaning. Pradyumna: bhāra-avatāraṇāya—just to reduce the burden to the world; anye—others; bhuvaḥ—of the world; nāvaḥ—boat; iva—like that; udadhau—on the sea; sīdantyāḥ—aggrieved; bhūri—extremely; bhāreṇa—by the burden; jātaḥ—You were born; hi—for; ātma-bhuvā—Brahmā; arthitaḥ—being prayed for. [04:31] Translation: "Others say that the world, being overburdened like a boat at sea, is much aggrieved, and that Brahmā, who is Your son, prayed for You, and so You have appeared to diminish the trouble." Prabhupāda: So Kuntīdevī is describing different statements of different person why Kṛṣṇa appeared. Somebody says that He appeared on the request of Devakī and Vasudeva.
Somebody says He appeared on the request of Brahmā. So there is bhuva-bhara. Bhuva-bhara. It is said, bhārāvatāraṇāyānye bhuvo nāva ivodadhau. Bhuva-bhara, this world becomes overburdened.
Overburdened. As soon as it becomes overburdened, there must be a war, pestilence, famine, epidemic and finish. This is natural. Overburdened.
Nature's law. This is called... In economics there is some law. So why the world becomes overburdened?