Shloka 15
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
ततो ययौ हृषीकेशो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर: । शीघ्राच्छीघ्रतरं राजन् वाजिभिर्गरुडोपमै:
tato yayau hṛṣīkeśo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | śīghrāc chīghrataraṃ rājan vāajibhir garuḍopamaiḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Darauf brach Hṛṣīkeśa zu dem Ort auf, wo König Yudhiṣṭhira ruhte. O König, von Pferden gezogen, die so schnell waren wie Garuḍa, erreichte er ihn mit äußerster Eile.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible leadership in crisis: swift action taken to reach the rightful leader (Yudhiṣṭhira) for timely guidance and protection. In dharmic terms, urgency is not haste for its own sake, but promptness in service of right counsel and the welfare of one’s side.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) quickly travels—drawn by very fast horses—to the place where Yudhiṣṭhira is resting, indicating an immediate need to meet him during the events of the Karṇa Parva.