Mahabharata 7.11.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 11, Shloka 32
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
यमाहु: सर्वपितरं वासुदेव॑ द्विजातय: । अपि वा होष पाण्डूनां योत्स्यते<र्थाय संजय
yamāhuḥ sarvapitaram vāsudevaṃ dvijātayaḥ | api vā hoṣa pāṇḍūnāṃ yotsyate 'rthāya saṃjaya ||
قال فايشامبايانا: «إنّ ذوي الميلادين يعلنون فاسوديفا أبًا كونيًّا للجميع. وإلا، يا سَنْجَيا، فسيقاتل من أجل مصلحة الباندافا».
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The verse juxtaposes Vāsudeva’s cosmic status—revered by the learned as the universal Father—with his concrete ethical role in history: acting for the welfare of the Pāṇḍavas. It frames divine greatness not as detachment alone, but as purposeful support of dharma in a crisis.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating to the listener, remarks that Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) is acclaimed by the twice-born as the father of all; yet, in the unfolding war context, he is also presented as one who will take up action—fighting, if needed—for the Pāṇḍavas’ cause, addressing Saṃjaya in the statement.
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