Shloka 2
यद्च्छयैतत् सम्प्राप्तं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् । सुखिन: क्षत्रिया: कर्ण लभन्ते युद्धमीदृूशम्,“कर्ण! यह स्वर्गका खुला हुआ द्वाररूप युद्ध बिना इच्छाके अपने-आप प्राप्त हुआ है। ऐसे युद्धको सुखी क्षत्रियगण ही पाते हैं
yadṛcchayaitat samprāptaṃ svargadvāram apāvṛtam | sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ karṇa labhante yuddham īdṛśam ||
Sañjaya said: “O Karna, this battle—like an open gateway to heaven—has come to you of its own accord, without being sought. Only fortunate kshatriyas obtain such a war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a duty-bound battle as a providential opportunity for a kshatriya: when war comes unbidden and aligns with warrior-duty, meeting it with courage is portrayed as a direct path to honor and heavenly merit.
Sanjaya addresses Karna, characterizing the present battle as an ‘opened gate to heaven’ that has arrived without being sought, and remarks that only the fortunate among warriors receive such a moment to fight in accordance with their role.