Shloka 10
Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa
Book 2, Chapter 35
चरणक्षालने कृष्णो ब्राह्मणानां स्वयं हाभूत् । सर्वलोकसमावृत्त: पिप्रीषु: फलमुत्तमम्
caraṇakṣālane kṛṣṇo brāhmaṇānāṃ svayaṃ hābhūt | sarvalokasamāvṛttaḥ piprīṣuḥ phalam uttamam ||
అక్కడ సమస్త జనసమూహం చుట్టుముట్టగా, అందరినీ తృప్తిపరచి ఉత్తమ ఫలాన్ని పొందాలనే కోరికతో శ్రీకృష్ణుడు స్వయంగా బ్రాహ్మణుల పాదప్రక్షాళన సేవలో నిమగ్నుడయ్యాడు।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharma is expressed through humble service and honoring the worthy; even the greatest person demonstrates ethical leadership by personally serving Brāhmaṇas, which is praised as yielding supreme merit.
In a public gathering, Kṛṣṇa—surrounded by the assembled people—personally washes the Brāhmaṇas’ feet, intending to please everyone and to model reverence and service as a virtuous act.