Shloka 23
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
अभ्यतीत्य तु तत् सर्वमुवाच मधुसूदन: । युधिष्ठिरस्य कार्यार्थमिह वत्स्यामहे क्षपाम्,संध्या-वन्दन आदि सारा कार्य समाप्त करके मधुसूदन श्रीकृष्णने कहा--“युधिष्ठिरका कार्य सिद्ध करनेके लिये आज रातमें हमलोग यहीं रहेंगे”
abhyatītya tu tat sarvam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ | yudhiṣṭhirasya kāryārtham iha vatsyāmahe kṣapām |
ਉਹ ਸਭ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਠਾਨ ਪੂਰੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਈ ਅੱਜ ਰਾਤ ਅਸੀਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਰਹਾਂਗੇ।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purposeful action in service of dharma should be carried out with steadiness and discipline: Kṛṣṇa completes due observances and then commits to a concrete plan to advance Yudhiṣṭhira’s rightful objective.
After finishing the relevant duties/observances, Kṛṣṇa announces that they will remain there for the night so that Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended work can be successfully carried out.