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,“पुरुषोत्तम! श्रीकृष्ण! आज मैं तुम्हारे चरणोंपर मस्तक रखकर तुम्हें प्रसन्न करना चाहती हूँ। बूआ कुन्ती और बहिन द्रौपदी भी तुम्हारे पैरोंपर पड़ी हुई हैं। इन सबकी ओर देखो
sāhaṃ prasādaye kṛṣṇa tvām adya śirasā natā | pṛtheyaṃ draupadī caiva tāḥ paśya puruṣottama |
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Kṛṣṇa, today I bow my head and seek to win your gracious favor. Kuntī, the daughter of Pṛthā, and Draupadī as well have fallen at your feet. O Puruṣottama, look upon them.”
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.