Shloka 62
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
एष वोनुग्रह: प्रोक्तो मया पुण्यस्तपोधना: । यद् भवन्तो यदुश्रेष्ठ पूजयेयु: प्रयत्नतः
eṣa vo 'nugrahaḥ prokto mayā puṇyas tapodhanāḥ | yad bhavanto yaduśreṣṭha pūjayeyuḥ prayatnataḥ ||
“Ó vós, ricos em austeridade, esta instrução sagrada foi por mim declarada como um favor a vós. Falei desta santa grandeza para que vós—ó o melhor entre os Yadus—presteis culto a Śrī Kṛṣṇa com esforço sincero.”
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine instruction is presented as an act of grace, and its ethical aim is to direct the listener toward sincere, effortful worship of Śrī Kṛṣṇa—treating devotion as a meritorious, purifying practice.
Īśvara addresses ascetic listeners (tapodhanāḥ), stating that he has revealed a sacred account of the Lord’s greatness specifically to inspire them to worship the foremost Yadu, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with deliberate effort.