Shloka 59

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्तो दारुकः कृष्णं प्रणिपत्य पुनः पुनः प्रदक्षिणं च बहुशः कृत्वा प्रायाद् यथोदितम्

Transliteration

ity ukto dārukaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ praṇipatya punaḥ punaḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ ca bahuśaḥ kṛtvā prāyād yathoditam

Translation

ครั้นได้รับคำสั่งดังนั้น ดารุกะก้มกราบพระกฤษณะซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า และเวียนประทักษิณหลายครั้งด้วยความเคารพ แล้วจึงออกเดินทางตามที่ทรงบัญชาไว้

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been told; addressed

दारुकःDāruka

कृष्णम्Kṛṣṇa

प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed down

पुनःagain

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation

चand

बहुशःmany times

कृत्वाhaving done

प्रायात्departed, went forth

यथोदितम्as instructed

Speaker

Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Krishna

Daruka

FAQs

What is the significance of pradakshina (circumambulation) in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it marks complete reverence and surrender: Dāruka honors Krishna as the supreme center, then acts without deviation from His instruction.

How does Sage Parashara explain obedience to divine command in this context?

By depicting Dāruka’s repeated prostrations and prompt departure, the narration shows that dharma is fulfilled through faithful execution of the Lord’s spoken will.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna is presented as the sovereign guide of destiny—receiving worship and directing action—implying that time and events unfold under the Supreme Reality’s governance.