Shloka 24

पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुतो हृषीकेश उत्तड़केन महात्मना

Transliteration

evaṁ stuto hṛṣīkeśa uttaḍakena mahātmanā

Translation

Được Uttaduka, bậc đại tâm, ca ngợi như thế, Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa), Chúa tể của các căn, đã nhận lấy bài tụng niệm đầy lòng sùng kính ấy—như một dấu hiệu rằng sự tôn kính chân thành do người có tâm hồn lớn dâng lên chính là lời mở đầu xứng đáng cho sự đáp lại và chỉ dẫn của thần linh trong mạch truyện đang triển khai.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• स्तुतः: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle; masculine nominative singular

• हृषीकेशः: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: Masculine nominative singular

• उत्तड़केन: by Uttadaka (name)
• उत्तड़केन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तड़क
• Form: Masculine instrumental singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine instrumental singular

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)
• Uttaduka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual principle that sincere praise and reverent approach (stuti offered by a mahātman) is an appropriate and efficacious way to seek divine attention and guidance; devotion is portrayed as a dignified, dharmic mode of relationship with the divine.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaduka has just completed praising Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa). This line functions as a transition: it marks that the deity has been duly eulogized by a noble person, preparing the scene for the next action—typically a response, boon, instruction, or further dialogue.