Shloka 64
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
कि वा कार्य भगवतामहं कि करवाणि व: । केनार्थेनोपसम्प्राप्ता भगवन्तो महीतलम्,तत्पश्चात् उन महर्षियोंकी पूजा करके भगवान् मधुसूदनने फिर उनसे पूछा --'महात्माओ! आपने कहाँ सिद्धि प्राप्त की है? आपलोगोंका यहाँ कौन-सा मार्ग है? अथवा आपलोगोंका क्या कार्य है? भगवन्! मैं आपलोगोंकी क्या सेवा करूँ? किस प्रयोजनसे आपलोग इस भूतलपर पधारे हैं?
kiṃ vā kāryaṃ bhagavatām ahaṃ kiṃ karavāṇi vaḥ | kenārthenopasamprāptā bhagavanto mahītalam ||
After duly honoring those great seers, Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) addressed them again: “Revered ones, what is your purpose? What service may I render to you? For what reason have you come down to this earth?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic conduct through humility and hospitality: one should honor holy guests and then ask how to be of service, recognizing that the arrival of sages is purposeful and deserves attentive, respectful inquiry.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that after worshipping the assembled great sages, Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana) questions them about their mission—what they intend to accomplish on earth and what service he can offer—framing the encounter as a respectful reception of revered visitors.