Shloka 3636

Devanagari script

अभ्यवादयदव्यग्रो गान्धारीं चापि केशव: । वहाँ उन्होंने मुनिश्रेष्ठ व्यासजीको पहलेसे ही उपस्थित देखा। व्यास तथा राजा धूृतराष्ट्र दोनोंके चरण दबाकर जनार्दन श्रीकृष्णने बिना किसी व्यग्रताके गान्धारी देवीको प्रणाम किया

Transliteration

abhyavādayad avyagro gāndhārīṃ cāpi keśavaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Unperturbed and composed, Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) respectfully greeted Queen Gāndhārī. There he saw the foremost sage Vyāsa already present. Then Janārdana, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, honored both Vyāsa and King Dhṛtarāṣṭra by pressing their feet in reverence, and without the least agitation he bowed in homage to Lady Gāndhārī.

Word by Word

अभ्यवादयत्saluted / greeted

अव्यग्रःunagitated, without haste

गान्धारीम्Gandhārī

चand

अपिalso

केशवःKeśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gāndhārī

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in crisis: maintaining inner steadiness (avyagra) and showing due reverence to elders and the afflicted. Ethical strength is expressed not only in heroic action but also in restraint, humility, and respectful speech after violence has ended.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the war, Kṛṣṇa approaches the Kuru elders and, remaining calm, offers respectful greetings to Queen Gāndhārī. The moment frames Kṛṣṇa’s role as a mediator and upholder of propriety in the tense, grief-filled aftermath.