Shloka 29

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

एवमेतैर्महा भागैर्महर्षिगणसाधुभि: । पूजित: प्रययौ कृष्ण: कुरूणां सदनं प्रति,इस प्रकार इन महाभाग महर्षियों तथा साधु-महात्माओंसे सम्मानित हो श्रीकृष्णने कुरुकुलकी राजधानी हस्तिनापुरकी ओर प्रस्थान किया

Transliteration

evam etair mahā-bhāgair maharṣi-gaṇa-sādhubhiḥ | pūjitaḥ prayayau kṛṣṇaḥ kurūṇāṃ sadanaṃ prati ||

Translation

Assim, honrado por aqueles sábios de grande alma—os grandes ṛṣis e videntes santos—Kṛṣṇa partiu rumo à morada dos Kurus, à sua sede real em Hastināpura, para cumprir uma missão de profundo peso dhármico: buscar um acordo justo antes que a guerra irrompesse.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एतैःby these

महाभागैःby the greatly fortunate/noble ones

महर्षिगणसाधुभिःby the groups of great seers and by the virtuous (saints)

पूजितःhonored, worshipped

प्रययौwent forth, departed

कृष्णःKrishna

कुरूणाम्of the Kurus

सदनम्abode, palace, residence

प्रतिtowards

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛṣṇa

Maharṣis (great sages)

Sādhus (virtuous holy men)

Kurus

Hastināpura (implied as Kuru capital)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct around counsel and public action: the righteous honor the virtuous, and a leader’s mission—especially one aimed at preventing conflict—should proceed with the blessings and moral support of sages and the good.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being respectfully received and honored by an assembly of great sages and saintly men, Kṛṣṇa departs toward the Kuru residence/court at Hastināpura, setting the stage for his diplomatic engagement with the Kurus.