Shloka 36

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

शूरसेनेषु भूत्वा स द्वारकायां वसन प्रभु: । पालयिष्यति गां देवीं विजित्य नयवित्‌ सदा

Transliteration

Śūraseneṣu bhūtvā sa Dvārakāyāṁ vasan prabhuḥ | pālayiṣyati gāṁ devīṁ vijitya nayavit sadā, nītivettā bhagavān Śrīkṛṣṇaḥ Śūrasena-deśe (Mathurā-maṇḍale) avatīrṇo bhūtvā tatraiva Dvārakā-purīṁ gatvā nivatsyati iti |

Translation

Terlahir di tengah bangsa Śūrasena dan bersemayam sebagai penguasa di Dvārakā, Sang Prabhu akan menaklukkan para raja. Senantiasa berpegang pada nīti (tata kebijakan yang benar), Ia akan melindungi Dewi Bumi ini.

Word by Word

• शूरसेनेषु: among/in the Śūrasenas (country/people)
• शूरसेनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• भूत्वा: having become/being born (having come to be)
• भूत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वसन्: dwelling/residing
• वसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पालयिष्यति: will protect/maintain
• पालयिष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गाम्: the earth (lit. cow/land)
• गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• देवीम्: the goddess (Earth-goddess)
• देवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund) with vi-, Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• नयवित्: knower of polity/leadership
• नयवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नीतिवेत्ता: knower of नीति (statecraft/ethics)
• नीतिवेत्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीतिवेत्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śūrasena (people/region)
• Mathurā-maṇḍala (Mathurā region)
• Dvārakā (Dvārakāpurī)
• Pṛthivī / Bhū-devī (Earth goddess)
• kings (rājānaḥ, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate power is justified by dharma: the ideal ruler conquers not for ego but to establish order, and then protects the Earth through nīti—ethical policy, restraint, and welfare-oriented governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara foretells Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s descent in the Śūrasena/Mathurā region, his residence in Dvārakā, his victory over opposing kings, and his ongoing role as a master of statecraft who safeguards the Earth as a divine trust.