Shloka 19
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
धर्मपुत्रं च भीमं च फाल्गुनं नकुलं तथा । सहदेवं च दुर्धर्ष सर्वान् नस्त्रातुमहसि
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dharmaputraṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca phālgunaṃ nakulaṃ tathā |
sahadevaṃ ca durdharṣa sarvān nas trātum arhasi ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—হে দুর্ধর্ষ বীৰ! ধৰ্মপুত্ৰ যুধিষ্ঠিৰ, ভীম, ফাল্গুণ (অৰ্জুন), নকুল আৰু সহদেৱ—আমাক সকলোকে ৰক্ষা কৰা তোমাৰেই উচিত। এই সংকটৰ পৰা আমাক উদ্ধাৰ কৰিবলৈ তুমি সক্ষম।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames protection as a moral obligation: the addressed hero is ‘worthy’ and therefore duty-bound (arhasi) to rescue others in danger, especially righteous leaders like Dharmaputra. Capability is presented as responsibility.
In a moment of peril, the speaker appeals to an ‘invincible’ warrior to safeguard all the Pāṇḍava brothers—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—emphasizing urgent collective rescue.