Shloka 3
त्वया नाथेन गोविन्द ध्रुव एव जयो मम । प्रसन्नो यस्य मेडद्य त्वं लोके भूतभविष्यकृत्,“गोविन्द! जब आप मेरे स्वामी और संरक्षक हैं, तब युद्धमें मेरी विजय निश्चित ही है। संसारके भूत और भविष्यका निर्माण करनेवाले आप ही हैं। जिसके ऊपर आप प्रसन्न हैं, उसकी (अर्थात् मेरी) विजयमें आज क्या संदेह है
tvayā nāthena govinda dhruva eva jayo mama | prasanno yasya medadya tvaṁ loke bhūtabhaviṣyakṛt ||
Sañjaya said: “O Govinda, with you as my lord and protector, my victory is assured. You are the maker of what has been and what will be in this world. If you are gracious to someone—indeed, to me today—what doubt can there be about victory?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is portrayed as ultimately grounded in divine favor: when Govinda (Kṛṣṇa), the cosmic ordainer of past and future, stands as one’s protector, confidence replaces doubt. The verse frames success in war not merely as human prowess but as alignment with the divine will.
Sañjaya voices a declaration of certainty: addressing Govinda, he asserts that with Kṛṣṇa as lord and guardian, triumph is fixed. He emphasizes Kṛṣṇa’s cosmic role as the maker of what has been and what will be, using that to justify why victory should be unquestioned.