Shloka 53
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
तथेत्यथोक्तः प्रतिपूजितस्तदा गदाग्रजो धर्मसुतेन वीर्यवान् । पितृष्वसारं त्ववदद् यथाविधि सम्पूजितश्नाप्यगमत् प्रदक्षिणम्
tathety athoktaḥ pratipūjitas tadā gadāgrajo dharmasutena vīryavān | pitṛṣvasāraṁ tv avadad yathāvidhi sampūjitaś cāpy agamat pradakṣiṇam ||
既如此被陈述，那位勇武的伽陀长兄（圣克里希纳）答道：“如是。”并受达摩之子由提施提罗如法礼敬。随后他依礼前往与父系姑母昆蒂交谈；亦蒙她恭敬款待后，绕行她而行礼（作右绕礼）——此举彰显对长辈的敬奉，以及家族与达摩之伦理秩序。
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through mutual honoring: a king (Yudhiṣṭhira) shows reverence to a revered guest (Kṛṣṇa), and Kṛṣṇa in turn observes proper familial and ritual respect toward elders (Kuntī) by courteous speech and pradakṣiṇā.
After Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully accepts and honors Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa goes to his paternal aunt Kuntī, converses with her according to propriety, receives her respectful welcome, and then circumambulates her as a sign of reverence.