कथ्यतां मे पित: कोऽयं सम्भ्रमो व उपागत: । किं फलं कस्य वोद्देश: केन वा साध्यते मख: ॥ ३ ॥
kathyatāṁ me pitaḥ ko ’yaṁ sambhramo va upāgataḥ kiṁ phalaṁ kasya voddeśaḥ kena vā sādhyate makhaḥ
- kathyatām
- let it be explained
- me
- to Me
- pitaḥ
- My dear father
- kaḥ
- what
- ayam
- this
- sambhramaḥ
- flurry of activity
- vaḥ
- upon you
- upāgataḥ
- come
- kim
- what
- phalam
- the consequence
- kasya
- for whose
- vā
- and
- uddeśaḥ
- sake
- kena
- by what means
- vā
- and
- sādhyate
- is to be accomplished
- makhaḥ
- this sacrifice
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear father, kindly explain to Me what this great endeavor of yours is all about. What is it meant to accomplish? If this is a ritual sacrifice, then for whose satisfaction is it intended and by what means is it going to be executed?