Shloka 10
बैठ जानेपर वहाँ मैंने पादपीठसे हटाये हुए अर्जुनके दोनों सुन्दर चरणोंको (ध्यानपूर्वक) देखा। उनके तलुओंमें ऊर्ध्वगामिनी रेखाएँ दृष्टिगोचर हो रही थीं और वे दोनों पैर शुभसूचक विविध लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न थे ।। श्यामौ बृहन्तौ तरुणौ शालस्कन्धाविवोद्गतौ । एकासनगतोौ दृष्टवा भयं मां महदाविशत्,श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन दोनों श्यामवर्ण, बड़े डील-डौलवाले, तरुण तथा शालवृक्षके स्कन्धोंके समान उन्नत हैं। उन दोनोंको एक आसनपर बैठे देख मेरे मनमें बड़ा भय समा गया
sañjaya uvāca | upaviṣṭe tatra mayā pādapīṭhād apasāritau arjunasya ubhau sundarau caraṇau dhyānapūrvakaṁ dṛṣṭau | tayoḥ talayoḥ ūrdhvagāminyo rekhā dṛśyante sma, ubhau ca pādau śubhasūcakair vividhair lakṣaṇaiḥ sampannau || śyāmau bṛhantau taruṇau śālaskandhāv ivodgatau | ekāsanagatau dṛṣṭvā bhayaṁ māṁ mahad āviśat ||
Sañjaya said: When they had taken their seats there, I carefully observed Arjuna’s two beautiful feet, which had been drawn back from the footstool. On the soles I could make out upward-running lines, and both feet bore many auspicious marks. Then I saw Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna—dark-hued, broad-built, youthful, rising like the lofty trunks of śāla trees—seated together on a single seat; and at that sight a great fear seized my heart.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how outward signs (auspicious marks, shared seat, heroic stature) are read as indicators of destiny and moral consequence. Sañjaya’s fear reflects the ethical weight of the coming conflict: when extraordinary power and purpose align, the stakes for dharma and adharma become immense.
Sañjaya reports what he sees: Arjuna’s feet with auspicious markings, and then Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sitting together on one seat, both appearing powerful and youthful. This sight fills Sañjaya with dread, foreshadowing the decisive role of their unity in the impending war.