Shloka 21
त्रिलोकीनाथ भगवान् कृष्ण ही जब उनके सहायक थे, तब उनके लिये तीनों लोकोंमें किसी वस्तुकी प्राप्ति असम्भव रही हो, यह मैं नहीं मानता ।। धन्याश्व सर्व एवासन ब्रद्मांस्ते मम पूर्वजा: । हिताय श्रेयसे चैव येषामासीज्जनार्दन:
Janamejaya uvāca | trilokīnāthaḥ bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ hi yadā teṣāṃ sahāyakaḥ āsīt, tadā teṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ lokānāṃ madhye kasyacid vastunaḥ prāptiḥ asambhavā abhavat iti ahaṃ na manye || dhanyāśvāḥ sarve evāsan brāhmaṇās te mama pūrvajāḥ | hitāya śreyase caiva yeṣām āsīt janārdanaḥ ||
Janamejaya said: “When the Blessed Lord Krishna, the Lord of the three worlds, was their ally, I cannot accept that there could have been anything in the three worlds that was unattainable for them. Indeed, all those Dhanyāśvas—Brahmins who were my ancestors—were fortunate, for Janārdana stood with them for their welfare and highest good.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores trust in divine support: when one is aligned with the Lord (Krishna/Janardana), obstacles that seem impossible within the worldly sphere lose their force. It also frames divine association as oriented toward both immediate welfare (hita) and ultimate good (śreyas).
Janamejaya reflects on a group identified as his ancestors (the Dhanyāśva Brahmins) and argues that, since Krishna was their ally, it is unreasonable to think they lacked any attainable goal within the three worlds; he praises their fortune in having Janārdana act for their benefit and highest good.