Shloka 7
Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ
Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon
न चापि कृष्णा शक््येत तेभ्यो भेदयितुं पर: । परिद्यूनान् वृतवती किमुताद्य मृजावत:,कृष्णाको भी उनकी ओरसे फूट डालकर विलग करना असम्भव है; क्योंकि जब पाण्डवलोग भिक्षाभोजी होनेके कारण दीन-हीन थे, उस अवस्थामें कृष्णाने उनका वरण किया है; अब तो वे सम्पत्तिशाली होकर स्वच्छ एवं सुन्दर वेषमें रहते हैं, अब वह क्यों उनकी ओरसे विरक्त होगी?
na cāpi kṛṣṇā śakyeta tebhyo bhedayituṃ paraḥ | paridyūnān vṛtavatī kim utādya mṛjāvataḥ ||
Karna said: “Nor is it possible for anyone else to estrange Kṛṣṇā from them by sowing dissension. For she chose the Pāṇḍavas even when they were utterly reduced—living on alms and brought low; how much more, then, now that they are prosperous, clean, and well-adorned, would she ever turn away from them?”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True loyalty is tested in hardship: Draupadī’s commitment was proven when the Pāṇḍavas were destitute, so it is ethically and psychologically implausible that she would abandon them in prosperity.
Karna argues that attempts to break the bond between Draupadī and the Pāṇḍavas will fail; she accepted them even in their lowest condition, therefore she will remain firmly aligned with them now that they are flourishing.