Shloka 21
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
शाखामासज्य तस्यैव कृष्णाजिनमरिंदम । पातयामास बिल्वानि तदा स द्विजपुज्गव:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | śākhām āsajya tasyaiva kṛṣṇājinam ariṃdama | pātayāmāsa bilvāni tadā sa dvijapuṅgavaḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai penakluk musuh, sang brahmana utama mengikat kulit kijang hitam itu pada sebuah dahan, lalu mulai menjatuhkan buah-buah bilva.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even an ascetic may meet bodily needs like hunger, but should do so with restraint and without violating dharma—using available means simply and appropriately.
The sage (Uttaṅka, in context) climbs a bilva tree, ties his black antelope-skin to a branch, and then knocks down bilva fruits to eat, as narrated by Vaiśampāyana.