Shloka 11

Kṛṣṇasya Khāṇḍavaprasthāt Dvārakā-prayāṇaḥ | Krishna’s Departure for Dvārakā

Devanagari script

अर्चयामास देवांश्र द्विजांश्व॒ यदुपुड्भव: । माल्यजाप्यनमस्कारैर्गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि,फिर उन यदुश्रेष्ठने प्रचुर पुष्प-माला, जप, नमस्कार और चन्दन आदि अनेक प्रकारके सुगन्धित पदार्थोद्वारा देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा की

Transliteration

arcayāmāsa devānś ca dvijānś ca yadupuṅgavaḥ | mālyajāpya-namaskārair gandhair uccāvacair api ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Der Vornehmste der Yadus verehrte die Götter und die Brahmanen, wie es sich ziemt, und brachte reichliche Blumengirlanden dar, heilige Rezitationen (japa), ehrerbietige Verneigungen sowie vielerlei Duftstoffe wie Sandelholz. Die Erzählung betont, dass wahre königliche Haltung in Hingabe und in der Ehrung des Göttlichen und der gelehrten, tugendhaften Brahmanen gründet und so den Dharma durch Ritual und Freigebigkeit bekräftigt.

Word by Word

अर्चयामासworshipped

देवान्the gods

द्विजान्the twice-born (Brahmins)

चand

यदुपुङ्गवःthe bull among the Yadus (Yadu-chief)

माल्यwith garlands

जाप्यwith muttered prayers (japa)

नमस्कारैःwith salutations

गन्धैःwith fragrances (sandal etc.)

उच्चावचैःvarious (high and low; manifold)

अपिalso/even

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

yadupuṅgava (foremost of the Yadus, i.e., Kṛṣṇa)

devas (gods)

dvijas (Brahmins)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is reinforced through reverence: honoring the gods and respecting Brahmins with sincere worship, recitation, salutations, and offerings reflects ethical kingship and social-religious responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Yadu leader (commonly understood as Kṛṣṇa) performing worship of the deities and Brahmins using garlands, japa/recitations, respectful bows, and diverse fragrant offerings such as sandalwood.