Shloka 58
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ताश्न ते पार्था यमौ च पुरुषर्षभौ । द्रौपद्या सहिता: सर्वे नमश्नक्रुर्जनार्दनम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! मार्कण्डेय मुनिके ऐसा कहनेपर कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठि, भीम और अर्जुन तथा पुरुषरत्न नकुल-सहदेव--इन सबने द्रौपदीसहित उठकर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके चरणोंमें प्रणाम किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktās tu te pārthā yamau ca puruṣarṣabhau | draupadyā sahitāḥ sarve namaś cakrur janārdanam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: When this had been spoken, all those Pāṇḍava princes—together with the twin brothers, the best of men—rose with Draupadī and bowed in reverence to Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). The scene underscores their humility and gratitude: even amid hardship, they reaffirm dharma through respectful devotion to the divine guide.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic humility: after receiving counsel, the Pāṇḍavas respond not with pride but with reverent gratitude, acknowledging Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) as a moral and spiritual refuge.
After a statement has been made (in context, following a sage’s words), Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers—explicitly including the twins Nakula and Sahadeva—stand up with Draupadī and offer obeisance to Kṛṣṇa.