श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
माहात्म्यं द्वारकापुर्याः शृणुध्वमिह साधवः ।
यत्रैव निवसन् कृष्णो नानालीलां चकार सः ॥
The Sadguru said:
O virtuous ones, listen now to the glory of the city of Dvārakā, where Krishna resided and performed His various divine plays.
śrīsadgururuvāca
māhātmyaṃ dvārakāpuryāḥ śṛṇudhvamiha sādhavaḥ |
yatraiva nivasan kṛṣṇo nānālīlāṃ cakāra saḥ
माहात्म्यम् · māhātmyam — glory
द्वारकापुर्याः · dvārakāpuryāḥ — of the city of Dvārakā
शृणुध्वम् · śṛṇudhvam — listen
इह · iha — here/now
साधवः · sādhavaḥ — O virtuous ones
यत्र · yatra — where
एव · eva — indeed
निवसन् · nivasan — residing
कृष्णः · kṛṣṇaḥ — Krishna
नानालीलाम् · nānālīlām — various divine plays
चकार · cakāra — performed
सः · saḥ — He
हे साधवः, यत्र कृष्णः निवसन् नानालीलां चकार, तां द्वारकापुर्याः माहात्म्यम् इह शृणुध्वम्।
glory · of the city of Dvārakā · listen · here/now · O virtuous ones · where · indeed · residing · Krishna · various divine plays · performed · He
This verse serves as the auspicious invocation and introduction to the chapter, establishing Dvārakā as the primary stage for Lord Krishna's divine pastimes.
