Shloka 10
अध्याय १२२ — कृष्णस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Ethical Counsel to Duryodhana
स्थान च प्रतिपन्नोडसि कर्मणा स्वेन निर्जितम् । अचल शाश्चतं पुण्यमुत्तमं ध्रुवमव्ययम्
sthānaṃ ca pratipanno 'si karmaṇā svena nirjitam | acalaṃ śāśvataṃ puṇyam uttamaṃ dhruvam avyayam ||
By the merit of your own deeds—deeds that have won their fruit—you have now attained that state. It is unmoving and secure, eternal, pure and auspicious, supreme, steadfast, and imperishable.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms the ethical principle that one’s destiny—especially a higher, enduring state—is secured through one’s own karma aligned with dharma. True merit yields a stable, imperishable spiritual ‘place’ characterized by purity, excellence, and permanence.
Nārada addresses a listener and pronounces a confirmation/blessing: the person has already reached a supreme, eternal state earned by personal merit. The statement functions as a narrative assurance of the fruit of righteous action.