Shloka 10

Kṛṣṇasya Khāṇḍavaprasthāt Dvārakā-prayāṇaḥ | Krishna’s Departure for Dvārakā

Devanagari script

यात्राकालस्य योग्यानि कर्माणि गरुडथ्वज: । कर्तुकाम: शुचिर्भूत्वा स्नातवान्‌ समलंकृत:,तदनन्तर गरुडध्वज श्रीकृष्णने यात्राकालोचित कर्म करनेके लिये पवित्र हो स्नान करके अलंकार धारण किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | yātrākālasya yogyāni karmāṇi garuḍadhvajaḥ | kartukāmaḥ śucirbhūtvā snātavān samalaṅkṛtaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วศรีกฤษณะผู้มีธงครุฑ ประสงค์จะประกอบกิจอันสมควรแก่กาลแห่งการออกเดินทาง จึงทรงชำระกายให้บริสุทธิ์ สรงสนาน และทรงประดับเครื่องอลังการ

Word by Word

यात्रा-कालस्यof the time of departure

योग्यानिsuitable

कर्माणिacts/rites

गरुड-ध्वजःhe whose banner is Garuḍa (Kṛṣṇa)

कर्तु-कामःdesiring to do (them)

शुचिःpure/clean

भूत्वाhaving become

स्नातवान्bathed

सम्-अलङ्कृतःfully adorned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Garuḍadhvaja (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic propriety: before beginning an important undertaking (like a journey), one should observe appropriate duties—purification, bathing, and orderly preparation—showing respect for time, context, and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Śrī Kṛṣṇa (called Garuḍadhvaja) prepares to depart by performing the customary, time-appropriate observances: he becomes purified, bathes, and adorns himself, indicating readiness for the forthcoming action.