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sañjaya uvāca — putraśokārditaṃ pārthaṃ dhyāyantaṃ sāśrulocanam |
Sañjaya said: O King, seeing Pārtha (Arjuna) afflicted by grief for his son—absorbed in brooding over him and with tear-filled eyes—Śrī Kṛṣṇa took hold of him and steadied him. Overwhelmed by the deep inner anguish born of separation from his child, Arjuna was being scorched by intense sorrow; and the Lord addressed him as a friend, urging him not to be so distraught.
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Educational Q&A
Even in righteous warfare, personal loss can shake the mind; the passage highlights the dharmic need for steadiness (self-control) and compassionate guidance—Kṛṣṇa supports Arjuna so that grief does not collapse discernment and duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, devastated by grief for his son, is weeping and lost in thought; Kṛṣṇa physically steadies him and begins to counsel him not to succumb to agitation.