Shloka 13
युगपत् त्रीणि तेजांसि समेतान्यनुशुश्रुम । श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन एक रथपर उपस्थित हैं और गाण्डीव धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा चढ़ी हुई है, इस प्रकार ये तीनों तेज एक ही साथ एकत्र हो गये हैं, यह हमारे सुननेमें आया है ।। १२ - नैवास्ति नो धनुस्तादूक् न योद्धा न च सारथि:
yugapat trīṇi tejāṃsi sametāny anuśuśruma | śrīkṛṣṇaḥ arjunaś caika-ratha-pariṣṭhitau gāṇḍīva-dhanuṣaḥ pratyāñcā ca samāropitā | evaṃ trīṇy etāni tejāṃsy ekatra yugapat samāgatānīti naḥ śrutam ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “We have heard that three mighty splendors have come together at once: Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are stationed on a single chariot, and the bow Gāṇḍīva stands strung with its bowstring. Thus, these three powers—Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and the fully readied Gāṇḍīva—are united in one place at the same time. This is what has reached our ears.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how dharmic strength is not merely numerical but arises from the convergence of righteous agency (Arjuna), guiding wisdom (Kṛṣṇa), and preparedness/means (the strung Gāṇḍīva). It implicitly warns that when such forces unite, opposition rooted in adharma becomes morally and strategically vulnerable.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports what he has heard: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are together on one chariot and Arjuna’s bow Gāṇḍīva is already strung. He interprets this as three formidable ‘splendors’ gathered at once, signaling a grave threat to his side.