Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नफमशा+ (0) अमन न षष्टर्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णद्वारा भगवान्‌ शड्करके माहात्म्यका वर्णन युधिछिर उवाच दुर्वासस: प्रसादात्‌ ते यत्‌ तदा मधुसूदन । अवाप्तमिह विज्ञान तन्मे व्याख्यातुमरहसि,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--मधुसूदन! उस समय दुर्वासाके प्रसादसे इहलोकमें आपको जो विज्ञान प्राप्त हुआ, उसे विस्तारपूर्वक मुझे बताइये

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: Durvāsasaḥ prasādāt te yat tadā Madhusūdana | avāptam iha vijñānaṁ tan me vyākhyātum arhasi ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O Madhusūdana, the special insight you obtained here in this world at that time through the grace of Durvāsā—please explain that knowledge to me in detail.”

Word by Word

• {'yudhiṣṭhira uvāca': 'Yudhiṣṭhira said', 'durvāsasaḥ': 'of Durvāsā (the sage Durvāsas)', 'prasādāt': 'from favor, grace, benevolence', 'te': 'to you

• your', 'yat': 'which

• that which', 'tadā': 'then

• at that time', 'madhusūdana': 'slayer of Madhu

• an epithet of Kṛṣṇa', 'avāptam': 'obtained

• attained', 'iha': 'here (in this world/context)', 'vijñānam': 'distinctive knowledge

• insight', 'tat': 'that', 'me': 'to me

• my', 'vyākhyātum': 'to explain

• to expound', 'arhasi': 'you are able/fit

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Durvāsā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Knowledge (vijñāna) is not merely acquired by effort; it can also arise through the grace (prasāda) of a realized sage, and it should be carefully articulated for the benefit of seekers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully requests Kṛṣṇa to explain, in detail, the special insight Kṛṣṇa previously obtained through the favor of the sage Durvāsā, setting up a didactic discourse.