Shloka 27

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्व भूरिद्युम्नो गय: क्रथ: । शुक्रनारदवाल्मीका मरुत्त: कुशिको भृगुः

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vaśiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca bhūridyumno gayaḥ krathaḥ |

śukra-nārada-vālmīkā maruttaḥ kuśiko bhṛguḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— వసిష్ఠుడు, వామదేవుడు, భూరిద్యుమ్నుడు, గయుడు, క్రథుడు, శుక్రుడు, నారదుడు, వాల్మీకి, మరుత్తుడు, కుశికుడు, భృగువు—ఈ దేవర్షులు, బ్రహ్మర్షులు సమేతంగా కూడిరి।

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वामदेवः: Vāmadeva (sage)
• वामदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भूरिद्युम्नः: Bhūridyumna (one of great splendor)
• भूरिद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गयः: Gaya (sage/king)
• गयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रथः: Kratha
• क्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुक्रः: Śukra
• शुक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाल्मीकः: Vālmīki
• वाल्मीकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल्मीकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मरुत्तः: Marutta
• मरुत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशिकः: Kuśika
• कुशिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vasiṣṭha
• Vāmadeva
• Bhūridyumna
• Gaya
• Kratha
• Śukra
• Nārada
• Vālmīki
• Marutta
• Kuśika
• Bhṛgu
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yadu lineage (Yadukula)
• Indra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic honor: even the greatest ṛṣis express reverence through dakṣiṇāvarta (clockwise) circumambulation, implying that spiritual and moral authority is recognized through humility and proper ritual respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

A distinguished assembly of devarṣis and brahmarṣis arrives together and performs a respectful clockwise circumambulation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, presenting him as a figure worthy of veneration and as a benefactor to the Yadu lineage.