Shloka 236
ब्रवीहि मां त्वं पुनरुत्तरं वच- स्तथा प्रवक्ष्याम्यहमर्थसिद्धये । देवराजकुमार अर्जुनको उस समय बड़ा पश्चात्ताप हुआ। उन्होंने लंबी साँस खींचते हुए फिरसे तलवार खींच ली। यह देख भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने कहा--'अर्जुन! यह क्या? तुम आकाशके समान निर्मल इस तलवारको पुनः क्यों म्यानसे बाहर निकाल रहे हो? तुम मुझे मेरी बातका उत्तर दो। मैं तुम्हारा अभीष्ट अर्थ सिद्ध करनेके लिये पुनः कोई योग्य उपाय बताऊँगा'
bravīhi māṃ tvaṃ punar uttaraṃ vacas tathā pravakṣyāmy aham artha-siddhaye |
Sañjaya said: “Tell me once more your reply; then I shall speak accordingly, so that your intended purpose may be fulfilled.” In that moment Arjuna, seized by remorse, drew his sword again. Seeing it, Śrī Kṛṣṇa restrained him and said: “Arjuna! What is this? Why do you once more draw from its sheath that sword, pure as the sky? Answer me; and I shall again set forth a fitting means by which your rightful aim may be accomplished, without your falling into rash, self-destructive action.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes disciplined speech and deliberate counsel: before acting—especially in anger or remorse—one should articulate one’s position clearly and accept guidance aimed at accomplishing the goal through a proper, dharmic means (artha-siddhi through suitable upāya), rather than through impulsive violence.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, seized by regret, draws his sword again. Kṛṣṇa intervenes, questions the act, and urges Arjuna to respond to him; Kṛṣṇa then offers to indicate an appropriate course to fulfill Arjuna’s intended purpose without letting emotion drive him into a wrongful deed.