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Shloka 10

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

चरणक्षालने कृष्णो ब्राह्मणानां स्वयं हाभूत्‌ । सर्वलोकसमावृत्त: पिप्रीषु: फलमुत्तमम्‌

caraṇakṣālane kṛṣṇo brāhmaṇānāṃ svayaṃ hābhūt | sarvalokasamāvṛttaḥ piprīṣuḥ phalam uttamam ||

قال فايشمبايانا: وبينما كان محاطًا بجميع الحاضرين، تولّى كريشنا بنفسه خدمة غسل أقدام البراهمة، راغبًا في إرضاء الجميع—وهو فعل يُعَدّ مُحصِّلًا لأعلى مراتب الثواب الروحي. ويُبرز هذا المشهد أن العظمة الحقّة تتجلّى في التواضع والتوقير لأهل الاستحقاق، ولا سيما في المحافل العامة حيث يغدو السلوك مثالًا أخلاقيًا يُحتذى.

चरण-क्षालनेin the washing of (their) feet
चरण-क्षालने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचरणक्षालन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
Karta
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
हाindeed/alas (particle)
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
अभूत्became/was
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्व-लोक-समावृत्तःsurrounded by all the people/world
सर्व-लोक-समावृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वलोकसमावृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पिप्रीषुःwishing to please/satisfy
पिप्रीषुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपिप्रीषु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent/supreme
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
K
Kṛṣṇa
B
Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that dharma is expressed through humble service and honoring the worthy; even the greatest person demonstrates ethical leadership by personally serving Brāhmaṇas, which is praised as yielding supreme merit.

In a public gathering, Kṛṣṇa—surrounded by the assembled people—personally washes the Brāhmaṇas’ feet, intending to please everyone and to model reverence and service as a virtuous act.