Shloka 63

Devanagari script

यथावदहमाराद्ध: कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा | तस्मादिष्टतम: कृष्णादन्यो मम न विद्यते,“अनायास ही महान्‌ कर्म करनेवाले श्रीकृष्णने सत्य, शौच, सरलता, त्याग, तपस्या, नियम, क्षमा, भक्ति, धैर्य, बुद्धि और वाणीके द्वारा मेरी यथोचित आराधना की है; अतः श्रीकृष्णसे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई मुझे परम प्रिय नहीं है

Transliteration

yathāvad aham ārāddhaḥ kṛṣṇenākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | tasmād iṣṭatamaḥ kṛṣṇād anyo mama na vidyate ||

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்— அயர்வறா செயலுடைய கிருஷ்ணன் முறையாக எல்லாவிதத்திலும் என்னை மதித்து சேவித்தான்; ஆகவே கிருஷ்ணனை விட எனக்கு வேறு யாரும் மிக இஷ்டமானவர் இல்லை—அவனைத் தாண்டி பிரியர் எவரும் இல்லை.

Word by Word

यथावत्properly, duly

अहम्I

आराद्धःworshipped/propitiated (i.e., I have been duly worshipped)

कृष्णेनby Krishna

अक्लिष्टकर्मणाby (him) whose actions are untroubled/effortless

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

इष्टतमःmost dear

कृष्णात्than Krishna / from Krishna

अन्यःanother (person)

ममof me, to me

नnot

विद्यतेexists/is found

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

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 gratitude and discernment in devotion: true affection is grounded in recognized virtue and steadfast beneficence. Kṛṣṇa is cherished not merely for power, but for tireless, righteous conduct that properly honours and supports others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, speaking to the listener (Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the broader frame), expresses his personal esteem for Kṛṣṇa, stating that Kṛṣṇa has duly honoured him in every fitting way; hence no one is dearer to him than Kṛṣṇa.