Shloka 7
पितामहा मे समरेऽमरञ्जयै-र्देवव्रताद्यातिरथैस्तिमिङ्गिलै: । दूरत्ययं कौरवसैन्यसागरंकृत्वातरन् वत्सपदं स्म यत्प्लवा: ॥ ५ ॥ द्रौण्यस्त्रविप्लुष्टमिदं मदङ्गंसन्तानबीजं कुरुपाण्डवानाम् । जुगोप कुक्षिं गत आत्तचक्रोमातुश्च मे य: शरणं गताया: ॥ ६ ॥ वीर्याणि तस्याखिलदेहभाजा-मन्तर्बहि: पूरुषकालरूपै: । प्रयच्छतो मृत्युमुतामृतं चमायामनुष्यस्य वदस्व विद्वन् ॥ ७ ॥
pitāmahā me samare ’marañjayair devavratādyātirathais timiṅgilaiḥ duratyayaṁ kaurava-sainya-sāgaraṁ kṛtvātaran vatsa-padaṁ sma yat-plavāḥ
Taking the boat of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, my grandfather Arjuna and the other elders crossed the hard-to-cross ocean of the Kaurava armies at Kurukṣetra, where commanders like Bhīṣma were like great fish ready to swallow them; yet by the Lord’s mercy they passed over it as easily as stepping across a calf’s hoofprint. Because my mother took shelter at His lotus feet, the Lord—Sudarśana-cakra in hand—entered her womb and protected my body, the last seed of the Kuru and Pāṇḍava line, almost burned by Aśvatthāmā’s fiery weapon. That same Śrī Kṛṣṇa, appearing as a man by His māyā, manifests within and without all embodied beings as eternal Time, granting liberation to all— to some as stern death, to others as immortal life. O learned one, please enlighten me by describing His transcendental qualities.
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.58) :
FAQs
This verse recalls how Arjuna crossed the “ocean” of the Kaurava forces as easily as a calf’s footprint, implying that Krishna’s grace makes the impossible possible for His devotee.
Parikshit is establishing Krishna’s proven guardianship of his lineage—remembering the Kurukshetra context and the formidable opponents whom Arjuna faced.
When one takes sincere shelter of God through devotion and right action, overwhelming obstacles can become manageable through inner strength, guidance, and grace.