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Shloka 153

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

पाण्डवेयान्‌ पुरस्कृत्य ययावभिमुख: कुरून्‌ | सात्यकिसहित भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने पाण्डवोंका पक्ष लिया। रोहिणीनन्दन शूरवीर बलरामजीके चले जानेपर मधुसूदन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने पाण्डवोंको आगे करके पुष्यनक्षत्रमें कुरुक्षेत्रकी ओर प्रस्थान किया

pāṇḍaveyān puraskṛtya yayāv abhimukhaḥ kurūn | sātyakisahito bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇo ne pāṇḍavāṇāṃ pakṣaṃ līlā | rohiṇīnandana śūravīra balarāmaji ke cale jāne par madhusūdano bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇo ne pāṇḍavān agre kṛtvā puṣyanakṣatre kurukṣetrasya oraṃ prasthānaṃ cakāra |

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “เมื่อพระพลราม วีรบุรุษโอรสแห่งโรหิณีได้จากไปแล้ว พระมธุสูทนะศรีกฤษณะพร้อมด้วยสาตยกีได้ประกาศยืนข้างฝ่ายปาณฑพ ทรงให้ปาณฑพอยู่แนวหน้า แล้วเสด็จมุ่งเผชิญหน้ากับพวกกุรุ ไปยังทุ่งกุรุเกษตรในกาลอันเป็นมงคลแห่งนักษัตรปุษยะ”

पाण्डवेयान्the sons/descendants of the Pāṇḍus (Pāṇḍavas)
पाण्डवेयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डवेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पुरस्कृत्यhaving put (them) in front
पुरस्कृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपुरस् + कृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having placed in front / having put at the head
ययौwent
ययौ:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अभिमुखःfacing; turned toward
अभिमुखः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरून्the Kurus
कुरून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍaveyāḥ)
K
Kurus (Kurūḥ)
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana, Bhagavān)
S
Sātyaki
B
Balarāma (Rohiṇīnandana)
P
Puṣya nakṣatra
K
Kurukṣetra

Educational Q&A

Even in a war setting, ethical alignment matters: Kṛṣṇa’s deliberate choice to stand with the Pāṇḍavas highlights commitment to a cause understood as dharmic, and the act of placing them in front underscores responsible leadership rather than self-serving power.

After Balarāma has left, Kṛṣṇa—together with Sātyaki—formally aligns with the Pāṇḍavas and sets out toward the Kuru forces, beginning the journey to Kurukṣetra at the time marked by the Puṣya nakṣatra.