Shloka 673

Devanagari script

तत्‌ तथास्तु नमस्ते<स्तु प्रसीद भगवन्‌ मम । “भगवन्‌! आपने पहले कहा था कि “इन दोनों कृष्णोंकी विजय अटल है।” आपका वह कथन सत्य हो। आपको नमस्कार है। आप मुझपर प्रसन्न होइये”

Transliteration

tat tathāstu namaste 'stu prasīda bhagavan mama |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “So be it; may it be exactly as you have declared. Salutations to you. Be gracious to me, O Blessed Lord.” In ethical and narrative terms, the speaker affirms the truth of a divine assurance and seeks favor through reverent submission, expressing faith that righteous alignment and divine guidance make victory certain.

Word by Word

तत्that (statement/thing)

तथाthus, so

अस्तुlet it be

नमःsalutation

तेto you / of you

अस्तुlet it be

प्रसीदbe pleased, show favor

भगवन्O Lord

ममof me, my

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhagavān (the addressed Lord)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent trust in a higher, dharma-aligned assurance: the speaker accepts the Lord’s statement as true and seeks grace, modeling humility, faith, and ethical reliance on righteous guidance amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses a revered ‘Bhagavān,’ affirming an earlier declaration (that victory is certain for those aligned with Kṛṣṇa) and offers salutations while requesting the Lord’s favor.