श्रीउद्धव उवाच यदुक्तमृषिना देव साचिव्यं यक्ष्यतस्त्वया । कार्यं पैतृष्वस्रेयस्य रक्षा च शरणैषिणाम् ॥ २ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca yad uktam ṛṣinā deva sācivyaṁ yakṣyatas tvayā kāryaṁ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya rakṣā ca śaraṇaiṣiṇām
- śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Uddhava said
- yat
- what
- uktam
- was stated
- ṛṣinā
- by the sage (Nārada)
- deva
- O Lord
- sācivyam
- assistance
- yakṣyataḥ
- to him who intends to perform sacrifice (Yudhiṣṭhira)
- tvayā
- by You
- kāryam
- should be rendered
- paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya
- to Your father’s sister’s son
- rakṣā
- protection
- ca
- also
- śaraṇa
- shelter
- eṣiṇām
- for those who desire
Śrī Uddhava said: O Lord, as the sage advised, You should help Your cousin fulfill his plan for performing the Rājasūya sacrifice, and You should also protect the kings who are begging for Your shelter.