Shloka 75
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
अथो धनंजयं ब्रूया नित्योद्युक्ते वृकोदरम् । यदर्थ क्षत्रिया सूते तस्य कालोडयमागत:
atho dhanañjayaṃ brūyā nityodyukte vṛkodaram | yadartha kṣatriyā sūte tasya kālo ’yam āgataḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— তখন ধনঞ্জয় অর্জুনকে এবং সদা কর্মে উদ্যত বৃকোদর ভীমকে বলো: ক্ষত্রিয় রমণী যে উদ্দেশ্যে পুত্র প্রসব করে, সেই উদ্দেশ্য পূর্ণ করার সময় এখন এসে গেছে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames warfare not as personal aggression but as a time-bound obligation of kṣatriya-dharma: when justice and duty demand action, one must be ready to fulfill the purpose for which a warrior is born—protection of order and rightful claims.
Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction to convey a message to Arjuna and Bhīma: both should be reminded that the decisive moment has arrived to act according to their warrior role, implying imminent conflict and the need for steadfast readiness.