Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 45, Text 42-44

Text-42-44

 SB 10.45.42-44

tad-anga-prabhavam sankham
 adaya ratham agamat
tatah samyamanim nama
 yamasya dayitam purim
 
gatva janardanah sankham
 pradadhmau sa-halayudhah
sankha-nirhradam akarnya
 praja-samyamano yamah
 
tayoh saparyam mahatim
 cakre bhakty-upabrmhitam
uvacavanatah krsnam
 sarva-bhutasayalayam
lila-manusyayor visno
 yuvayoh karavama kim
 
Translation: 
 
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 Krsna, who lives in everyone’s heart: “O Supreme Lord Visnu, what shall I do for You and Lord Balarama, who are playing the part of ordinary humans?”
 
Purport: 
 
The conchshell the Lord took from Pañcajana, which is called Pañcajanya, is the same one He sounded at the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita. According to the acaryas, Pañcajana 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 Krsna 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-ksayat tatah sarve
vimukta naraka narah
padam avyayam asadya
 
“Their sinful reactions eradicated, all the inhabitants of hell attained liberation and approached the spiritual world.”
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 45, Text 41
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 45, Text 45