Shloka 49
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
सर्वज्ञा: केशवं तस्मान्मामाहुर्द्धिजसत्तमा: । जगत्को तपानेवाले सूर्यकी तथा अग्नि और चन्द्रमाकी जो किरणें प्रकाशित होती हैं, वे सब मेरा केश कहलाती हैं। उस केशसे युक्त होनेके कारण सर्वज्ञ द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुझे "केशव" कहते हैं ।। ४८ $ || एवं हि वरदं नाम केशवेति ममार्जुन | देवानामथ सर्वेषामृषीणां च महात्मनाम्
arjuna uvāca | evaṃ hi varadaṃ nāma keśaveti mamārjuna | devānām atha sarveṣām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām ||
«وهكذا، يا أرجونا، صار اسمُ “كيشافا” لي لقبًا مانحًا للبركة حقًّا، معترفًا به بين جميع الآلهة وبين الرُّشّاد العظام ذوي النفوس الكبيرة.»
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that divine epithets like ‘Keśava’ are not arbitrary; they are spiritually potent and ethically meaningful, validated by the consensus of devas and ṛṣis, thereby reinforcing reverence for sacred names and the authority of realized beings.
Arjuna speaks while discussing the significance of Kṛṣṇa’s epithet ‘Keśava’, stating that this name is regarded as boon-conferring and is recognized and affirmed by gods and great seers.