Shloka 35
Kṛṣṇasya Khāṇḍavaprasthāt Dvārakā-prayāṇaḥ | Krishna’s Departure for Dvārakā
प्रद्युम्नसाम्बनिशठां श्वारुदेष्णं गद॑ तथा । अनिरुद्धं च भानुं च परिष्वज्य जनार्दन:
pradyumnasāmbaniṣaṭhāṃ śvārudeṣṇaṃ gadaṃ tathā | aniruddhaṃ ca bhānuṃ ca pariṣvajya janārdanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), setelah memeluk Pradyumna, Sāmba, Niṣaṭha, Śvārudeṣṇa, dan juga Gada, serta Aniruddha dan Bhānu, menghimpunkan mereka rapat kepadanya dalam isyarat kasih kekeluargaan dan perpaduan—meneguhkan ikatan kerabat dan tanggungjawab bersama tatkala peristiwa politik sedang berkembang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of kinship: leaders affirm bonds through personal gestures, reinforcing solidarity and shared responsibility—an implicit reminder that political action should not sever humane and familial duties.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) embraces several Yādava kinsmen—Pradyumna, Sāmba, Niṣaṭha, Śvārudeṣṇa, Gada, Aniruddha, and Bhānu—signaling closeness and unity as events in the royal assembly context progress.