Shloka 33
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
चिरान्मृतसुतादाने गुरुणा किल चोदितौ । आनिन्यथु: पितृस्थानाद् गुरवे गुरुदक्षिणाम् ॥ ३२ ॥ तथा मे कुरुतं कामं युवां योगेश्वरेश्वरौ । भोजराजहतान् पुत्रान् कामये द्रष्टुमाहृतान् ॥ ३३ ॥
cirān mṛta-sutādāne guruṇā kila coditau āninyathuḥ pitṛ-sthānād gurave guru-dakṣiṇām
चिरं मृतस्य सुतस्य आनयनाय गुरुणा चोदितौ युवां, पितृस्थानात् तमाहृत्य गुरवे गुरुदक्षिणां दत्तवन्तौ इति श्रूयते। तथैव मे कामं कुरुतं, हे योगेश्वरेश्वरौ; भोजराजेन हतान् मम पुत्रान् पुनराहृत्य द्रष्टुं कामये।
FAQs
This verse shows Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma fulfilling their guru’s request as guru-dakṣiṇā, teaching that sincere service to the spiritual master is sacred and central to dharma and bhakti.
Because Sāndīpani Muni instructed Them to do so as his desired guru-dakṣiṇā, and They honored his wish by retrieving the boy from Yama’s abode.
By respecting teachers and mentors, serving with integrity, keeping promises, and placing dharma-filled gratitude above personal convenience.