Shloka 1173
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
को जय प्राप्तवांस्तत्र शंसैतन्मे जनार्दन । अर्जुनने पूछा--वृष्णिनन्दन! त्रिलोकीका संहार करनेवाले उस युद्धके उपस्थित होनेपर वहाँ रुद्र और नारायणमेंसे किसको विजय प्राप्त हुई? जनार्दन! आप यह बात मुझे बताइये
ko jaya-prāptavāṁs tatra śaṁsaitad me janārdana |
Arjuna fragte: «Janārdana, sage mir dies. Als jener Kampf, der die drei Welten vernichten konnte, unmittelbar bevorstand — wer errang dort den Sieg, Rudra oder Nārāyaṇa? Janārdana, teile es mir mit.»
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a theological inquiry about divine supremacy and the meaning of ‘victory’ in a cosmic conflict, inviting reflection on how dharma is upheld when great powers confront one another.
Arjuna directly questions Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Janārdana) about an earlier account of a catastrophic, world-threatening battle, asking which deity—Rudra or Nārāyaṇa—emerged victorious.