Shloka 18
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
नारायणस्तथैवात्र भूयसो5न्याज्जघान ह । एवमेतौ महावीरयां तौ पश्यत समागतौ,इसी प्रकार नारायणस्वरूप भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने भी खाण्डवदाहके समय दूसरे बहुत-से हिंसक प्राणियोंको यमलोक पहुँचाया था। इस प्रकार ये दोनों महान् पराक्रमी हैं। दुर्योधन! इस समय ये दोनों एक-दूसरेसे मिल गये हैं, इस बातको तुमलोग अच्छी तरह देख और समझ लो
nārāyaṇas tathaivātra bhūyaso 'nyāj jaghāna ha | evam etau mahāvīryau tau paśyata samāgatau ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «هنا أيضًا، ناراياṇa (شري كريشنا) على النحو نفسه قتل كثيرًا من المخلوقات الأخرى. وهكذا فهذان الاثنان بطلان عظيمَا البأس. يا دوريوذانا، انظر بوضوح وافهم جيدًا: في هذه اللحظة قد اجتمع هذان واتحدا.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and strategic warning that when divine power (Kṛṣṇa as Nārāyaṇa) aligns with extraordinary human prowess (implied companion, typically Arjuna in the Khāṇḍava context), opposition should recognize the gravity of consequences. It frames events as not merely political but shaped by overwhelming, even cosmic, agency.
Vaiśampāyana reminds the listener (addressing Duryodhana in the reported speech context) that Kṛṣṇa, as Nārāyaṇa, had previously destroyed many beings during the Khāṇḍava episode, and therefore both of the two mighty figures now stand united. The point is to make Duryodhana ‘see and understand’ the formidable alliance that has formed.