Shloka 10
Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa
Book 2, Chapter 35
चरणक्षालने कृष्णो ब्राह्मणानां स्वयं हाभूत् । सर्वलोकसमावृत्त: पिप्रीषु: फलमुत्तमम्,सब लोगोंसे घिरे हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण सबको संतुष्ट करनेकी इच्छासे स्वयं ही ब्राह्मणोंके चरण पखारनेमें लगे थे, जिससे उत्तम फलकी प्राप्ति होती है
caraṇakṣālane kṛṣṇo brāhmaṇānāṃ svayaṃ hābhūt | sarvalokasamāvṛttaḥ piprīṣuḥ phalam uttamam ||
सब लोगों से घिरे हुए, सबको संतुष्ट कर उत्तम फल की कामना से भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण स्वयं ब्राह्मणों के चरण पखारने में लग गए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharma is expressed through humble service and honoring the worthy; even the greatest person demonstrates ethical leadership by personally serving Brāhmaṇas, which is praised as yielding supreme merit.
In a public gathering, Kṛṣṇa—surrounded by the assembled people—personally washes the Brāhmaṇas’ feet, intending to please everyone and to model reverence and service as a virtuous act.