Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

स्वस्तिवाच्याहतो विप्रान्‌ दधिपात्रफलाक्षतै: । वसु प्रदाय च ततः प्रदक्षिणमथाकरोत्‌,उस समय सुयोग्य ब्राह्मणोंने स्वस्तिवाचन किया और भगवानने दहीसे भरे पात्र, अक्षत, फल आदिके साथ जन ब्राह्मणोंको धन देकर उन सबकी परिक्रमा की

Transliteration

svastivācyāhato viprān dadhipātraphalākṣataiḥ | vasu pradāya ca tataḥ pradakṣiṇam athākarot |

Translation

ครั้งนั้นพราหมณ์ผู้สมควรได้กล่าวถ้อยคำมงคล (สวัสติวาจนะ) แล้วพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงถวายภาชนะบรรจุนมเปรี้ยว พร้อมข้าวสารไม่แตก (อักษตะ) และผลไม้ อีกทั้งประทานทรัพย์แก่พราหมณ์เหล่านั้น จากนั้นจึงทรงเวียนประทักษิณรอบพวกเขาด้วยความเคารพ

Word by Word

स्वस्तिवाच्यauspicious benediction (act of saying svasti)

आहतःhaving caused/ordered (to be done); having had (it) performed

विप्रान्Brahmins

दधिwith curd

पात्रwith a vessel

फलwith fruits

अक्षतैःwith unbroken rice-grains

वसुwealth; money

प्रदायhaving given

चand

ततःthen; thereafter

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation (keeping to the right)

अथthen; now

अकरोत्did; performed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

svasti-vācana (benediction)

dadhi-pātra (vessel of curd)

phala (fruits)

akṣata (unbroken grains/rice)

vasu (wealth)

pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 dharmic conduct: honoring learned brāhmaṇas through auspicious rites, gifts (dāna), and respectful circumambulation, emphasizing gratitude, humility, and proper ritual etiquette.

What is happening in the narrative?

After brāhmaṇas pronounce blessings, the central figure offers ritual items (curd in vessels, fruits, unbroken grains), gives them wealth, and then performs pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) as a formal gesture of reverence.