Shloka 16
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
त्वयि सर्व समासक्तं त्वमेवैको जनेश्वर: । यच्चानुग्रहसंयुक्तमेतदुक्तं त्वयानघ
tvayi sarva-samāsaktaṁ tvam evaiko janeśvaraḥ | yac cānugraha-saṁyuktam etad uktaṁ tvayānagha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “All things are wholly dependent upon you; you alone are the sovereign Lord of beings. And whatever has been spoken by you—O sinless one—has been uttered with gracious favor (for the good of others).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms divine sovereignty and moral authority: all beings and outcomes depend upon the supreme ruler, and true instruction is characterized by anugraha—compassionate grace aimed at others’ welfare.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, offers a reverential affirmation of the addressed figure’s supreme lordship and blamelessness, framing the preceding or ensuing speech as benevolent guidance given out of grace.