Shloka 20
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
त्वत्प्रभावार्जितान् भोगानश्रीम यदुनन्दन । पराक्रमेण बुद्ध्या च त्वयेयं निर्जिता मही,“यदुनन्दन! हम आपके ही प्रभावसे प्राप्त हुई इस पृथ्वीका उपभोग कर रहे हैं। आपने ही अपने पराक्रम और बुद्धिबलसे इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीको जीता है
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvatprabhāvārjitān bhogān aśrīma yadunandana | parākrameṇa buddhyā ca tvayeyaṃ nirjitā mahī ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O delight of the Yadus, we enjoy these comforts and royal enjoyments only through the power you have brought to bear. By your valor and by your discerning counsel, this entire earth has been conquered by you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity and political enjoyment are presented as dependent on rightful power used with both courage and sound judgment; the verse frames sovereignty as earned through valor guided by intelligence, and it underscores gratitude toward the agent who secured that order.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana voices a statement addressed to Yadunandana (Kṛṣṇa), acknowledging that the present enjoyment of the realm is due to Kṛṣṇa’s influence, and crediting him with the conquest/securement of the earth through prowess and strategic wisdom.