Shloka 30

Devanagari script

त्वं गुरु: सर्वभूतानां जानीषे त्वं गतागतम्‌ । त्वामासाद्य यदुश्रेष्ठमेधन्ते यादवा: सुखम्‌,आप समस्त प्राणियोंके गुरु हैं। भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्यको जानते हैं। आप-जैसे यदुकुलतिलक महापुरुषका आश्रय लेकर ही समस्त यादव सुखपूर्वक अपनी उन्नति करते हैं

Transliteration

tvaṁ guruḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ jānīṣe tvaṁ gatāgatam | tvām āsādya yaduśreṣṭha medhante yādavāḥ sukham ||

Translation

Nārada dit : «Tu es le maître de tous les êtres ; tu connais ce qui fut et ce qui sera. Ô meilleur des Yadus, c’est en prenant refuge auprès de toi que les Yādavas prospèrent et s’épanouissent dans le bonheur.»

Word by Word

त्वम्you

गुरुःteacher, preceptor

सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings

जानीषेyou know

त्वम्you

गतागतम्past and future (lit. gone and come)

त्वाम्you

आसाद्यhaving approached, having taken refuge in

यदुश्रेष्ठO best of the Yadus

एधन्तेthey prosper, they flourish

यादवाःthe Yadavas

सुखम्happiness, well-being

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Yaduśreṣṭha (best of the Yadus)

Yadavas

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?

True welfare and prosperity arise when a community aligns itself with a wise and dharmic guide—one who understands the larger course of time (past and future) and can lead others toward well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada addresses the Yadu-hero (commonly understood as Krishna) with reverence, declaring him the universal guru who knows the flow of events, and stating that the Yadavas flourish happily by relying on his protection and guidance.