Shloka 48
तव मातरमित्युक्त्वा ततो मां पुनरब्रवीत्
tava mātaram ity uktvā tato māṃ punar abravīt | pradyumna! tvāṃhārī mātā-se aisā kahakara ve agni-ke samāna prajvalita hone-vāle mahā-tejasvī durvāsā yahāṃ-se prasthita hote samaya phira mujh-se बोले— “keśava! brāhmaṇoṃ ke prati tumhārī sadā aisī hī buddhi banī rahe” ||
Setelah berkata, “Dialah ibumu,” ia kembali menegurku. Wahai Pradyumna, sesudah berkata demikian tentang ibumu, resi agung Durvāsā—bercahaya menyala laksana api—ketika berangkat dari tempat ini, berkata lagi kepadaku: “Keśava, semoga sikapmu terhadap para brāhmaṇa senantiasa tetap seperti ini.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic conduct: maintaining a consistently respectful and proper disposition toward brāhmaṇas (learned and holy persons). Durvāsā’s departing words function as a blessing that such ethical discernment and reverence should remain steady.
Vāyudeva recounts that after identifying someone as Pradyumna’s mother, the fiery, radiant sage Durvāsā departs. As he leaves, he addresses Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and blesses him that his attitude toward brāhmaṇas may always remain as it has been.