Shloka 50

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)

Devanagari script

इयं च वसुधा कृत्स्ना प्रसादात्‌ तव केशव । अस्मानुपगता वीर निहताश्चापि शत्रव:

Transliteration

iyaṃ ca vasudhā kṛtsnā prasādāt tava keśava | asmān upagatā vīra nihatāś cāpi śatravaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «Oh Keśava, por tu benévola gracia toda esta tierra ha venido a quedar bajo nuestro dominio, oh héroe; y nuestros enemigos también han sido muertos. Por ello, oh Kṛṣṇa, deleite de los Yadus: acepta estas muchas clases de joyas y riquezas que se te ofrecen, y toma asimismo cuanto más desees mientras prosigues tu viaje».

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'iyaṃ', 'definition': 'this'}, {'term': 'vasudhā', 'definition': 'earth, land, the world'}, {'term': 'kṛtsnā', 'definition': 'entire, whole'}, {'term': 'prasādāt', 'definition': 'from favor/grace

• by benevolent support'}, {'term': 'tava', 'definition': 'of you, your'}, {'term': 'keśava', 'definition': 'Keśava (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)'}, {'term': 'asmān', 'definition': 'to us

• for us (Pāṇḍavas)'}, {'term': 'upagatā', 'definition': 'has come to, has been obtained/attained'}, {'term': 'vīra', 'definition': 'hero, brave one'}, {'term': 'nihatāḥ', 'definition': 'slain, killed'}, {'term': 'śatravaḥ', 'definition': 'enemies'}]

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yadunandana (Kṛṣṇa)
• vasudhā (the earth/realm)
• ratna (jewels)
• dhana (wealth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic gratitude and humility: Yudhiṣṭhira attributes political success and the defeat of enemies not to personal prowess alone but to Kṛṣṇa’s prasāda (gracious support). It also reflects the ethic of honoring benefactors through appropriate offerings (dāna) and acknowledging the moral weight of victory after war.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Ashvamedhika context, after the great war and the restoration of Pāṇḍava rule, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Keśava/Yadunandana). He states that the whole earth has come under their control by Kṛṣṇa’s favor and that their enemies have been slain, and he urges Kṛṣṇa to accept jewels, wealth, and any desired items as he departs on his journey.