Shloka 15
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
ततो ययौ हृषीकेशो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर: । शीघ्राच्छीघ्रतरं राजन् वाजिभिर्गरुडोपमै:,राजन! यह कहकर भगवान् हृषीकेश गरुड़के समान वेगशाली घोड़ोंद्वारा शीघ्र-से- शीघ्र वहाँ जा पहुँचे, जहाँ राजा युधिष्ठिर विश्राम कर रहे थे
tato yayau hṛṣīkeśo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | śīghrāc chīghrataraṃ rājan vāajibhir garuḍopamaiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Hṛṣīkeśa set out to the place where King Yudhiṣṭhira was resting. O King, drawn by horses swift as Garuḍa, he reached there with the utmost speed.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible leadership in crisis: swift action taken to reach the rightful leader (Yudhiṣṭhira) for timely guidance and protection. In dharmic terms, urgency is not haste for its own sake, but promptness in service of right counsel and the welfare of one’s side.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) quickly travels—drawn by very fast horses—to the place where Yudhiṣṭhira is resting, indicating an immediate need to meet him during the events of the Karṇa Parva.