Shloka 77
Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः
कृष्णस्य सदृशं शौर्ये वीर्ये रूपे तथा55कृतौ । ददर्श पुत्र॑ बीभत्सुर्मघवानिव त॑ यथा,वह शूरता, पराक्रम, रूप तथा आकृति--सभी बातोंमें श्रीकृष्णके समान ही जान पड़ता था। अर्जुन अपने उस पुत्रको वैसी ही प्रसन्नतासे देखते थे, जैसे इन्द्र उन्हें देखा करते थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | kṛṣṇasya sadṛśaṃ śaurye vīrye rūpe tathākṛtau | dadarśa putraṃ bībhatsur maghavān iva taṃ yathā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Bībhatsu (Arjuna) beheld his son and found him like Kṛṣṇa himself—in valor, strength, beauty, and even in form and bearing. He looked upon that heroic child with the same delighted approval with which Maghavān (Indra) is said to look upon him.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of kṣatriya excellence—valor, strength, and noble bearing—while also showing how virtue and heroic qualities are recognized and affirmed within family and tradition through respectful comparison to exemplary figures like Kṛṣṇa and Indra.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna sees his son and is struck by the son's resemblance to Kṛṣṇa in key heroic qualities; Arjuna’s pleased gaze is compared to Indra’s approving regard for Arjuna.