Mahabharata 7.85.18 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 85, Shloka 18
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
नमस्ते देवदेवेश सनातन विशातन । विष्णो जिष्णो हरे कृष्ण वैकुण्ठ पुरुषोत्तम,'शत्रुनाशक! सनातन देवदेवेश्वर! विष्णो! जिष्णो! हरे! कृष्ण! वैकुण्ठ! पुरुषोत्तम! आपको नमस्कार है
namas te devadeveśa sanātana viśātana | viṣṇo jiṣṇo hare kṛṣṇa vaikuṇṭha puruṣottama ||
السلام عليك، يا إله الآلهة، يا الأزلي، يا مُبيد الشر! يا فيشنو، يا جِشنو، يا هَري، يا كريشنا، يا فايكونثا، يا بُروشوتّما—لكَ أقدّم السجود والتحية.
संजय उवाच
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Even amid violent conflict, dharma is anchored in remembrance of the divine as the eternal protector and remover of evil; the verse models devotion (stuti) as a moral orientation toward the Supreme Person.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pauses to salute Kṛṣṇa with multiple honorific names, emphasizing Kṛṣṇa’s divine status and his role as the upholder of righteousness during the Kurukṣetra war.
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