Shloka 12

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते पाण्डवा: सर्वे सभार्या: सपुरोहिता: । आनर्चु: पुण्डरीकाक्षं परिवद्रुश्चन सर्वश:,तदनन्तर पत्नी और पुरोहितसहित समस्त पाण्डवोंने कमलनयन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका पूजन किया और सब-के-सब उन्हें घेरकर बैठ गये

Transliteration

tatas te pāṇḍavāḥ sarve sabhāryāḥ sapurohitāḥ | ānarcuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ parivavruś ca na sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Entonces todos los Pāṇḍavas—con sus esposas y el sacerdote de la familia—rindieron culto al Señor Kṛṣṇa, de ojos de loto. Tras honrarlo, se sentaron todos a su alrededor, formando un círculo respetuoso.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthose (they)

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सर्वेall

स-भार्याःwith (their) wives

स-पुरोहिताःwith (their) priests

आनर्चुःthey worshipped

पुण्डरीकाक्षम्the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)

परिवव्रुश्चand they surrounded (him)

एनम्him

सर्वशःon all sides, entirely

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

their wives (Pāṇḍava-patnīs)

purohita (family priest)

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through reverence: honoring a spiritually and morally eminent person (here Kṛṣṇa) with worship, and approaching guidance with humility and collective attentiveness. It also reflects the ethic of proper reception—pūjā and respectful seating—before seeking counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, along with their wives and their priest, perform worship of Kṛṣṇa (called ‘lotus-eyed’) and then sit around him, encircling him as an honored center, indicating readiness to hear his words or receive his support.