Shloka 7
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
न चान्यामपि पश्यामि गति गतिमतां वर । स्वर्गद्वारस्य गमने स्थाने चेह द्विजोत्तम
na cānyām api paśyāmi gatiṁ gatimatāṁ vara | svargadvārasya gamane sthāne ceha dvijottama ||
Wika ni Saudāsa: “O pinakamainam sa mga dwija, pinakadakila sa mga nilalang na gumagalaw at nabubuhay, wala akong nakikitang ibang landas para sa akin—ni upang makamtan ang ligaya habang nananatili sa mundong ito, ni upang marating ang pintuan ng langit sa kabilang daigdig.”
सौदास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral dilemma in terms of “gati” (a viable course): the speaker seeks a single right means that can secure well-being here and a worthy outcome after death, implying that ethical action must be evaluated for both worldly and otherworldly consequences.
Saudāsa addresses a brāhmaṇa as an authority figure and confesses that he sees no alternative path available to him—neither for happiness in this life nor for reaching heaven—setting up a request for guidance or justification for the course he is considering.