Shloka 32
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
वृष्णिकुलभूषण वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णने भी अर्जुनका आदर करते हुए चौदह हजार उत्तम हाथी दिये। श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनके आत्मा हैं और अर्जुन श्रीकृष्णके आत्मा हैं ।। यद् ब्रूयादर्जुन: कृष्णं सर्व कुर्यादसंशयम् । कृष्णो धनंजयस्यार्थे स्वर्गलोकमपि त्यजेत्,अर्जुन श्रीकृष्णसे जो कह देंगे, वह सब वे निःसंदेह पूर्ण करेंगे। श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनके लिये परमधामको भी त्याग सकते हैं
yad brūyād arjunaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ sarvaṃ kuryād asaṃśayam | kṛṣṇo dhanañjayasyārthe svargalokam api tyajet ||
Duryodhana declared: “Śrī Kṛṣṇa—the glory of the Vṛṣṇi line, Vasudeva’s son—honored Arjuna and gave fourteen thousand excellent elephants. Kṛṣṇa is Arjuna’s very self (ātman), and Arjuna is Kṛṣṇa’s very self. Whatever Arjuna were to say to Kṛṣṇa, he would do without doubt; for Arjuna’s sake, Kṛṣṇa could even renounce heaven itself.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights absolute fidelity in friendship: Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as so committed to Arjuna that he would fulfill any request and even relinquish heaven for him. Ethically, it presents loyalty and self-sacrifice as an ideal—though, in the courtly context, such loyalty is also perceived through the lens of power and advantage.
In the Sabha (royal assembly) setting, Duryodhana comments on the extraordinary bond between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. He emphasizes that Kṛṣṇa will act unhesitatingly for Arjuna’s benefit, underscoring why their alliance is formidable within the unfolding conflict between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas.