Shloka 27
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
महाबाहो! मेरे प्राणोंपर संकट आ जाय तब भी मैं धर्मराजका अप्रिय नहीं कर सकता; फिर द्वारका जानेके लिये उनका दिल दुखाऊँ, यह तो हो ही कैसे सकता है? ।।
mahābāho! me prāṇeṣu saṅkaṭam āyātām api ahaṃ dharmarājasya apriyaṃ kartuṃ na śaknomi; punaḥ dvārakāṃ gantum tasya hṛdayaṃ duḥkhayeyaṃ—etat kathaṃ nu sambhavet? sarvaṃ tv idam ahaṃ pārtha tvat-prīti-hita-kāmyayā bravīmi satyaṃ kauravya na mithyā etat kathaṃcana. kurunandana! kuntīkumāra! ahaṃ satyaṃ vadāmi; mayā yat kiṃcit kṛtaṃ vā uktaṃ vā tat sarvaṃ tava prasādārthaṃ tava hitadṛṣṭyā ca kṛtam; etat kathaṃcana mithyā na bhavati.
Vāyu sprach: „O Mächtigarmiger, selbst wenn mein eigenes Leben in Gefahr geriete, kann ich nichts tun, was Dharmarāja missfiele. Wie könnte ich also sein Herz verwunden, nur um nach Dvārakā zu gehen? O Pārtha, ich sage dir dies in Wahrheit, o Spross der Kurus: Alles, was ich gesprochen habe, entspringt dem Wunsch nach deiner Freude und deinem Wohl. O Kurunandana, Sohn der Kuntī, ich spreche die Wahrheit—was immer ich getan oder gesagt habe, geschah zu deiner Zufriedenheit und in deinem besten Interesse; es ist in keiner Weise unwahr.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthful speech and ethical loyalty are presented as non-negotiable: even personal aims (like going to Dvārakā) should not be pursued by causing grief to a righteous elder (Dharmarāja). Good intent (hita-kāmyā) and truth (satya) must govern one’s words and actions.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna, assuring him that nothing he has said or done is meant to harm or mislead. He emphasizes that he cannot act against Yudhiṣṭhira’s wishes or cause him sorrow, and that his counsel is offered solely for Arjuna’s welfare and satisfaction.