Shloka 24
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
एवं सम्भाषमाणोौ तौ प्राप्ती वारणसाह्दयम्
evaṃ sambhāṣamāṇau tau prāptī vāraṇasāhṛdayam
Thus, as the two of them continued their conversation, they arrived at Vāraṇasāhṛdaya. The narration highlights a transition from dialogue to action, suggesting that counsel and mutual understanding are meant to culminate in purposeful movement along the path of duty.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly underscores that meaningful dialogue and counsel should lead to decisive, dharma-aligned action—conversation is not an end in itself but a preparation for right conduct.
Vaiśampāyana reports that two individuals, while talking together, reach a place called Vāraṇasāhṛdaya, marking a shift from discussion to the next stage of their journey.