Shloka 20
उपायं कर्मसिद्धौ च भगवन् वक्तुमहसि । निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने,भगवन्! इस कार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये जो उपाय सम्भव हो, वह मुझे बताइये, जिससे मैं इस महान् वनमें जल बरसाते हुए इन्द्रको रोक सकूँ
arjuna uvāca | upāyaṁ karmasiddhau ca bhagavan vaktum arhasi | nivārayeyaṁ yenendraṁ varṣamāṇaṁ mahāvane ||
Arjuna said: “O Blessed Lord, tell me the means by which this task may be accomplished—by what method might I restrain Indra as he pours down rain upon this great forest?”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined agency within dharma: even when confronting a divine force, one should seek a rightful method (upāya) and act with guidance, aiming at successful completion of a duty-bound task rather than acting impulsively.
Arjuna addresses a revered figure (bhagavan) and requests practical guidance to accomplish a specific mission—namely, to prevent Indra’s rainfall over a great forest—indicating an urgent obstacle posed by a god’s intervention.