Shloka 48
तव मातरमित्युक्त्वा ततो मां पुनरब्रवीत्
tava mātaram ity uktvā tato māṃ punar abravīt | pradyumna! tvāṃhārī mātā-se aisā kahakara ve agni-ke samāna prajvalita hone-vāle mahā-tejasvī durvāsā yahāṃ-se prasthita hote samaya phira mujh-se बोले— “keśava! brāhmaṇoṃ ke prati tumhārī sadā aisī hī buddhi banī rahe” ||
Nachdem er gesagt hatte: „(Sie ist) deine Mutter“, wandte er sich erneut an mich. O Pradyumna, nachdem der große, strahlende Weise Durvāsā—flammend wie Feuer—so über deine Mutter gesprochen hatte, brach er von hier auf; und beim Fortgehen sagte er zu mir: „Keśava, möge deine Gesinnung gegenüber den Brāhmaṇas stets so bleiben.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic conduct: maintaining a consistently respectful and proper disposition toward brāhmaṇas (learned and holy persons). Durvāsā’s departing words function as a blessing that such ethical discernment and reverence should remain steady.
Vāyudeva recounts that after identifying someone as Pradyumna’s mother, the fiery, radiant sage Durvāsā departs. As he leaves, he addresses Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and blesses him that his attitude toward brāhmaṇas may always remain as it has been.