Shloka 10
Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā
Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest
नरनारायणौ यौ तौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ । ताविमावनुजानीहि हृषीकेशधनंजयौ,“नर-नारायण नामसे प्रसिद्ध जो पुरातन मुनीश्वर हैं” वे ही श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनके रूपमें अवतीर्ण हुए हैं, यह बात आप जान लें
naranārāyaṇau yau tau purāṇāvṛṣisattamau | tāvimāv anujānīhi hṛṣīkeśa-dhanañjayau ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— নিশ্চিতভাৱে জানক: যি দুজন প্ৰাচীন আৰু ঋষিশ্ৰেষ্ঠ নৰ-নাৰায়ণ, তেওঁলোকেই ইয়াত এই দুটা ৰূপে প্ৰকাশ পাইছে— হৃষীকেশ (শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণ) আৰু ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন)।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches recognition of a deeper, dharmic identity behind historical figures: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are presented as manifestations of the primordial sage-pair Nara–Nārāyaṇa, implying that righteous action is sustained by the union of disciplined human endeavor (Nara/Arjuna) and divine guidance (Nārāyaṇa/Kṛṣṇa).
Vaiśampāyana identifies Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) with the ancient sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, establishing their exceptional status and legitimizing their role in the unfolding dharmic narrative.