Shloka 5
Jarāsandha-vadha-upadeśa and the Departure toward Magadha (जरासन्धवधोपदेशः मागधप्रस्थानं च)
लिखिता चैव कुड्येषु पुत्रैबहुभिरावृता । गन्धपुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्भक्ष्यभोज्यै: सुपूजिता
likhitā caiva kuḍyeṣu putrair bahubhir āvṛtā | gandha-puṣpais tathā dhūpair bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ supūjitā ||
そして壁には、まことに我が姿の絵が描かれている――多くの息子たちに囲まれて立つ私の像である。その姿として私は久しく、香料と花と薫香、そして食物や珍味の供物によって、しかるべく供養されてきた。
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea of sustained reverence expressed through concrete acts—maintaining an image and offering fragrance, flowers, incense, and food—showing how devotion is embodied in regular, respectful household worship.
A speaker describes how their figure has been depicted on household walls, portrayed as surrounded by many sons, and how that depicted form has been continually honored with standard ritual offerings such as perfumes, flowers, incense, and food.