Shloka 236
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
बलदेवं च दुर्धर्ष तथान्यान् वृष्णिपुड़वान् | “धर्मज्ञ एवं निष्पाप भगवान् जनार्दन! मैं धर्मात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिके पास चलकर उनसे आपके जानेके लिये आज्ञा प्रदान करनेका अनुरोध करूँगा। इस समय आपका द्वारका जाना आवश्यक है
baladevaṃ ca durdharṣa tathānyān vṛṣṇipuṅgavān | “dharmajña evaṃ niṣpāpa bhagavān janārdana! ahaṃ dharmātmā rājā yudhiṣṭhiram upetya tasya tava gamanāya ājñāṃ prārthayiṣye. asmin kāle tava dvārakāgamanam āvaśyakam; atra mama api sammatiḥ. adhunā tvaṃ śīghram eva māmakaṃ mātulaṃ drakṣyasi, durjayaṃ vīraṃ baladevaṃ ca anyaiś ca vṛṣṇivaṃśīyair vīraiḥ saha samāgamiṣyasi”
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“阇那尔达那啊——通达法义、清净无罪者——我将前往正义之王由提施提罗处，请求他准许你启程。此时你前往德瓦拉卡确属必要；我亦赞同。不久你将得见你的外舅，并会晤那不可战胜的勇士婆罗提婆，以及弗利师尼族的其他英杰。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exalted figures act within dharma through proper procedure: departure is not taken unilaterally but sought with the king’s consent, showing respect for rightful authority and the ethical order after war.
The speaker indicates that Kṛṣṇa’s return to Dvārakā is timely and necessary, and that permission will be requested from King Yudhiṣṭhira; Kṛṣṇa is also reminded that he will soon meet his maternal uncle, Baladeva, and other Vṛṣṇi warriors.