Shloka 61

Devanagari script

उपस्थितं रथं दृष्टवा ताक्ष्यप्रवरकेतनम्‌ । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य समारुह्मू महामना:,फिर स्नान और जप करके उन्होंने ब्राह्मणोंसे स्वस्तिवाचन कराया। इसके बाद महाबाहु दारुक मेघके समान नीले रंगका सुन्दर रथ जोतकर उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुआ। गरुडध्वजसे सुशोभित उस सुन्दर रथको उपस्थित देख महामना कमलनयन श्रीकृष्णने उसकी दक्षिणावर्त प्रदक्षिणा की और उसपर आखरूढ़ हो वे द्वारकापुरीकी ओर चल पड़े

Transliteration

upasthitaṁ rathaṁ dṛṣṭvā tākṣyapravaraketanam | pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya samāruhya mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

Melihat kereta telah siap, berhias panji utama Tākṣya (Garuḍa), sang berhati agung terlebih dahulu mengelilinginya searah kanan sebagai tanda hormat, lalu naik ke atasnya.

Word by Word

उपस्थितम्present, brought near

रथम्chariot

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

ताक्ष्यप्रवरकेतनम्having Garuḍa as the excellent banner/ensign

प्रदक्षिणम्to the right; rightward (in circumambulation)

उपावृत्यhaving circumambulated/turned around (respectfully)

समारुह्यhaving mounted

महामनाःthe great-souled one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

ratha (chariot)

Tākṣya/Garuḍa (banner/emblem)

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?

Even in moments of departure and action, one should uphold dharmic decorum—honoring auspicious rites (like pradakṣiṇā) and approaching power and vehicles of action with reverence and self-restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a chariot already prepared and marked by Garuḍa’s emblem; the noble figure circumambulates it in the auspicious rightward direction and then mounts it to depart.