Shloka 27
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्व भूरिद्युम्नो गय: क्रथ: । शुक्रनारदवाल्मीका मरुत्त: कुशिको भृगुः,वसिष्ठ, वामदेव, भूरिद्युम्न, गय, क्रथ, शुक्र, नारद, वाल्मीकि, मरुत्त, कुशिक तथा भृगु आदि देवर्षियों तथा ब्रह्मर्षियोंनेएक साथ आकर यदुकुलको सुख देनेवाले इन्द्रके छोटे भाई श्रीकृष्णकी दक्षिणावर्त परिक्रमा की
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vaśiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca bhūridyumno gayaḥ krathaḥ |
śukra-nārada-vālmīkā maruttaḥ kuśiko bhṛguḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva, Bhūridyumna, Gaya, Kratha, Śukra, Nārada, Vālmīki, Marutta, Kuśika, and Bhṛgu—these divine seers and brahmarṣis assembled together and, honoring Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the younger brother of Indra and the giver of joy to the Yadu lineage, circumambulated him in the auspicious rightward (clockwise) manner.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic honor: even the greatest ṛṣis express reverence through dakṣiṇāvarta (clockwise) circumambulation, implying that spiritual and moral authority is recognized through humility and proper ritual respect.
A distinguished assembly of devarṣis and brahmarṣis arrives together and performs a respectful clockwise circumambulation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, presenting him as a figure worthy of veneration and as a benefactor to the Yadu lineage.