Shloka 9
Janmaveśma-praveśa and Uttarā’s Śaraṇāgati
Entry into the Birth-Chamber and Uttarā’s Appeal
साहं प्रसादये कृष्ण त्वामद्य शिरसा नता । पृथेयं द्रौपदी चैव ता: पश्य पुरुषोत्तम
sāhaṃ prasādaye kṛṣṇa tvām adya śirasā natā | pṛtheyaṃ draupadī caiva tāḥ paśya puruṣottama |
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Kṛṣṇa, heute neige ich mein Haupt und flehe um deine gnädige Gunst. Kuntī, die Tochter Pṛthās, und auch Draupadī sind zu deinen Füßen niedergefallen. O Puruṣottama, blicke auf sie.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) through humility: approaching Kṛṣṇa with bowed head and earnest entreaty. Ethically, it underscores that in moments of crisis or moral burden, one may seek guidance and protection from a higher dharmic authority, not through force but through reverent surrender and truthful appeal.
A woman speaker (as indicated by natā) addresses Kṛṣṇa directly, asking to gain his favor by bowing at his feet. She points out that Kuntī and Draupadī are also at his feet, urging him—addressed as Puruṣottama—to look upon them compassionately, implying a request for help, reassurance, or intervention.