Shloka 55

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

सेव्यश्नोपासतिव्यश्ष मतो न: कड्क्षितश्चिरम्‌ अयं च देवकीपुत्र: प्राप्तोडः्मानवलोकक:,“हमारे मनमें दीर्घकालसे यह इच्छा थी कि हमें आपकी ये सेवा और सत्संगका शुभ अवसर मिले। ये देवकीनन्दन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण भी हमसे मिलनेके लिये यहाँ पधारे हैं

Transliteration

vaishampāyana uvāca | sevyāśnopaśātitavyaś ca mato naḥ kāṅkṣitaś ciram | ayaṃ ca devakīputraḥ prāpto ’smān avalokakaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “For a long time we have yearned for the blessed opportunity to serve you and to be in your holy company. And now this son of Devakī—Śrī Kṛṣṇa himself—has also come here to see us.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'vaiśampāyana uvāca', 'definition': 'Vaiśampāyana said (narrative frame-speaker)'}, {'term': 'sevyā', 'definition': 'to be served

• worthy of service (honorific)'}, {'term': 'upāsitavyaḥ', 'definition': 'to be attended upon

• to be revered/approached with devotion'}, {'term': 'mataḥ', 'definition': 'considered

• regarded as'}, {'term': 'naḥ', 'definition': 'by us

• our'}, {'term': 'kāṅkṣitaḥ', 'definition': 'desired

• longed for'}, {'term': 'ciram', 'definition': 'for a long time'}, {'term': 'ayaṃ', 'definition': 'this (person here)'}, {'term': 'devakīputraḥ', 'definition': 'son of Devakī

• (epithet of) Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'prāptaḥ', 'definition': 'has arrived

• has come'}, {'term': 'asmān', 'definition': 'us (object)'}, {'term': 'avalokakaḥ', 'definition': 'one who comes to see/visit

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devakī
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīputra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic culture: honoring the worthy through service (seva) and reverent attendance (upāsanā), and valuing satsanga as a long-cherished moral and spiritual good.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a respectful welcome: the speakers express that they have long desired the chance to serve and associate with the honored person, and they note that Kṛṣṇa, son of Devakī, has also arrived to visit them.