Shloka 36
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
सो<वतीर्याचलश्रेष्ठात् प्लक्षप्रस्रनणाच्छुभात्
so’vatīryācalśreṣṭhāt plakṣaprasravaṇāc chubhāt | tīrthasevanamahat phalaṁ śrutvā prītamanāḥ punar acyuto balarāmo brāhmaṇān samīpam etad gāthāślokam agāyat ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—তাৰ পিছত তেওঁলোকে শুভ ‘প্লক্ষপ্ৰস্ৰৱণ’ নামৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ পৰ্বতশিখৰৰ পৰা তললৈ নামি আহিল। তীৰ্থ-সেৱনৰ মহৎ ফল শুনি অচ্যুত বলৰাম আনন্দচিত্ত হ’ল; তেওঁ ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলৰ ওচৰলৈ গৈ এই শ্লোক গাইলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds tīrtha-sevana (pilgrimage/visiting sacred places) as a dharmic practice that yields ‘great fruit’—moral and spiritual merit—especially when joined with humility and respect toward Brahmins and sacred tradition.
Balarāma descends from the auspicious Plakṣa-prasravaṇa region, becomes pleased after hearing about the benefits of pilgrimage, approaches the Brahmins, and begins to sing/recite a verse—serving as a transition into his spoken praise or teaching.