Shloka 35
Kṛṣṇasya Khāṇḍavaprasthāt Dvārakā-prayāṇaḥ | Krishna’s Departure for Dvārakā
प्रद्युम्नसाम्बनिशठां श्वारुदेष्णं गद॑ तथा । अनिरुद्धं च भानुं च परिष्वज्य जनार्दन:
pradyumnasāmbaniṣaṭhāṃ śvārudeṣṇaṃ gadaṃ tathā | aniruddhaṃ ca bhānuṃ ca pariṣvajya janārdanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) umarmte Pradyumna, Sāmba, Niṣaṭha, Śvārudeṣṇa und auch Gada, ebenso Aniruddha und Bhānu, und zog sie in einer Geste familiärer Zuneigung und Geschlossenheit an sich — ein Bekenntnis zu Verwandtschaftsbändern und gegenseitiger Verantwortung mitten in den sich entfaltenden politischen Ereignissen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of kinship: leaders affirm bonds through personal gestures, reinforcing solidarity and shared responsibility—an implicit reminder that political action should not sever humane and familial duties.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) embraces several Yādava kinsmen—Pradyumna, Sāmba, Niṣaṭha, Śvārudeṣṇa, Gada, Aniruddha, and Bhānu—signaling closeness and unity as events in the royal assembly context progress.