सारथ्यपारषदसेवनसख्यदौत्य- वीरासनानुगमनस्तवनप्रणामान् । स्निग्धेषु पाण्डुषु जगत्प्रणतिं च विष्णो- र्भक्तिं करोति नृपतिश्चरणारविन्दे ॥ १६ ॥
sarathya-parasada-sevana-sakhya-dautya- virasananugamana-stavana-pranaman snigdhesu pandusu jagat-pranatim ca visnor bhaktim karoti nr-patis caranaravinde
- sarathya
- acceptance of the post of a chariot driver
- parasada
- acceptance of the presidency in the assembly of the Rajasuya sacrifice
- sevana
- engaging the mind constantly in the service of the Lord
- sakhya
- to think of the Lord as a friend
- dautya
- acceptance of the post of a messenger
- vira-asana
- acceptance of the post of a watchman with a drawn sword at night
- anugamana
- following in the footsteps
- stavana
- offering of prayers
- pranaman
- offering obeisances
- snigdhesu
- unto them who are malleable to the will of the Lord
- pandusu
- unto the sons of Pandu
- jagat
- the universal
- pranatim
- one who is obeyed
- ca
- and
- visnoh
- of Visnu
- bhaktim
- devotion
- karoti
- does
- nr-patih
- the King
- carana-aravinde
- unto His lotus feet
Maharaja Pariksit heard that out of His causeless mercy Lord Krsna (Visnu), who is universally obeyed, rendered all kinds of service to the malleable sons of Pandu by accepting posts ranging from chariot driver to president to messenger, friend, night watchman, etc., according to the will of the Pandavas, obeying them like a servant and offering obeisances like one younger in years. When he heard this, Maharaja Pariksit became overwhelmed with devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord.