Shloka 87
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
शस्त्राणि गात्रे न च ते क्रमेर- न्रित्येव कृष्णश्ष॒ ततः कृतार्थ: | एवंरूपे वासुदेवे<प्रमेये महाबले गुणसम्पत् सदैव,'युद्धमें भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका वह भयंकर पराक्रम देखकर देवताओंने वहाँ इन्हें इस प्रकार वर दिये--“केशव! युद्ध करते समय आपको कभी थकावट न हो, आकाश और जलमें भी आप अप्रतिहत गतिसे विचरें और आपके अंगोंमें कोई भी अस्त्र-शस्त्र चोट न पहुँचा सके।” इस प्रकार वर पाकर श्रीकृष्ण पूर्णतः कृतकार्य हो गये हैं। इन असीम शक्तिशाली महाबली वासुदेवमें समस्त गुण-सम्पत्ति सदैव विद्यमान है
śastrāṇi gātre na ca te krameran nṛtyeva kṛṣṇaḥ tataḥ kṛtārthaḥ | evaṃrūpe vāsudeve ’prameye mahābale guṇasampat sadaiva ||
Sañjaya said: “No weapon could take hold upon his body; rather, it was as though Kṛṣṇa moved in a dance. Having thus received the boon, he became wholly accomplished in his purpose. In such an immeasurable, mighty Vāsudeva, every excellence and abundance of virtues is ever present.” In the narrative frame, the gods—astonished by Kṛṣṇa’s formidable prowess in battle—grant him protections: freedom from fatigue in combat, unhindered movement even through sky and water, and invulnerability to weapon-strikes. Ethically, the passage underscores that divine power is portrayed not as mere force but as a perfection of qualities, supporting the restoration of dharma in a time of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage presents Kṛṣṇa’s invulnerability and tirelessness as signs of divine completeness: true power is paired with guṇa-sampat (a fullness of virtues). In the epic’s ethical frame, such divine endowment supports the protection and re-establishment of dharma amid the violence of war.
Sañjaya describes how, after witnessing Kṛṣṇa’s terrifying prowess in battle, the gods grant him boons: no fatigue while fighting, unobstructed movement through sky and water, and immunity from weapon-strikes. Having received these boons, Kṛṣṇa is said to be kṛtārtha—his purpose fully secured.