तत्र तत्रोपशृण्वान: स्वपूर्वेषां महात्मनाम् । प्रगीयमाणं च यश: कृष्णमाहात्म्यसूचकम् ॥ १३ ॥ आत्मानं च परित्रातमश्वत्थाम्नोऽस्त्रतेजस: । स्नेहं च वृष्णिपार्थानां तेषां भक्तिं च केशवे ॥ १४ ॥ तेभ्य: परमसन्तुष्ट: प्रीत्युज्जृम्भितलोचन: । महाधनानि वासांसि ददौ हारान् महामना: ॥ १५ ॥
tatra tatropasrnvanah sva-purvesam mahatmanam pragiyamanam ca yasah krsna-mahatmya-sucakam atmanam ca paritratam asvatthamno ’stra-tejasah sneham ca vrsni-parthanam tesam bhaktim ca kesave tebhyah parama-santustah prity-ujjrmbhita-locanah maha-dhanani vasamsi dadau haran maha-manah
- tatra tatra
- everywhere the King visited
- upasrnvanah
- continuously he heard
- sva-purvesam
- about his own forefathers
- maha-atmanam
- who were all great devotees of the Lord
- pragiyamanam
- unto those who were thus addressing
- ca
- also
- yasah
- glories
- krsna
- Lord Krsna
- mahatmya
- glorious acts
- sucakam
- indicating
- atmanam
- his personal self
- ca
- also
- paritratam
- delivered
- asvatthamnah
- of Asvatthama
- astra
- weapon
- tejasah
- powerful rays
- sneham
- affection
- ca
- also
- vrsni-parthanam
- between descendants of Vrsni and those of Prtha
- tesam
- of all of them
- bhaktim
- devotion
- ca
- also
- kesave
- unto Lord Krsna
- tebhyah
- unto them
- parama
- extremely
- santustah
- pleased
- priti
- attraction
- ujjrmbhita
- pleasingly open
- locanah
- one who has such eyes
- maha-dhanani
- valuable riches
- vasamsi
- clothing
- dadau
- gave in charity
- haran
- necklace
- maha-manah
- one who has a broader outlook
Wherever the King visited, he continuously heard the glories of his great forefathers, who were all devotees of the Lord, and also of the glorious acts of Lord Krsna. He also heard how he himself had been protected by the Lord from the powerful heat of the weapon of Asvatthama. People also mentioned the great affection between the descendants of Vrsni and Prtha due to the latter’s great devotion to Lord Kesava. The King, being very pleased with the singers of such glories, opened his eyes in great satisfaction. Out of magnanimity he was pleased to award them very valuable necklaces and clothing.