Shloka 24
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
एवं स्तुतो हृषीकेश उत्तड़केन महात्मना
evaṁ stuto hṛṣīkeśa uttaḍakena mahātmanā
Así, alabado por el noble Uttaduka, Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa), Señor de los sentidos, recibió aquel himno de devoción—señal de que la reverencia sincera ofrecida por un alma grande es un preludio digno de la respuesta y la guía divinas en el curso del relato.
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual principle that sincere praise and reverent approach (stuti offered by a mahātman) is an appropriate and efficacious way to seek divine attention and guidance; devotion is portrayed as a dignified, dharmic mode of relationship with the divine.
Uttaduka has just completed praising Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa). This line functions as a transition: it marks that the deity has been duly eulogized by a noble person, preparing the scene for the next action—typically a response, boon, instruction, or further dialogue.