Shloka 6
Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā
युधिष्ठिर उवाच सम्प्रेषितो द्वारकायां जिष्णुर्बन्धुदिदृक्षया । ज्ञातुं च पुण्यश्लोकस्य कृष्णस्य च विचेष्टितम् ॥ ६ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca sampreṣito dvārakāyāṁ jiṣṇur bandhu-didṛkṣayā jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: Isinugo ko si Jishnu (Arjuna) sa Dvārakā upang dalawin ang kanyang mga kaanak at upang malaman din ang balak na gawain at pagdaloy ng līlā ng Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, ang pinupuri sa mga banal na papuri (puṇya-śloka).
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Yudhiṣṭhira sent Arjuna to Dvārakā both to meet their relatives there and to learn the latest about Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s activities and well-being.
“Puṇya-śloka” indicates that Kṛṣṇa’s fame and the verses sung about Him are spiritually purifying and auspicious, bringing merit and devotion to those who hear and recite them.
It encourages a devotee to seek saintly association and actively inquire about the Lord’s līlā and teachings—keeping one’s mind connected to Kṛṣṇa through hearing, conversation, and remembrance.