Shloka 28
Puṣkara-Tīrtha-Māhātmya and the Phala of Pilgrimage
Nārada–Yudhiṣṭhira; Pulastya–Bhīṣma Transmission
यः समेतान् मृथे जित्वा यादवानमितलद्युति: । सुभद्रामाजहारैको वासुदेवस्य सम्मते,सहदेवने कहा--जिन महारथी वीरने पहले राजसूय महायज्ञके अवसरपर युद्धमें जीतकर बहुत धन और कन्याएँ महाराज युधिष्ठिरको भेंट की थीं, जिन अनन्त तेजस्वी धनंजयने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी सम्मतिसे युद्धके लिये एकत्र हुए समस्त यादवोंको अकेले ही जीतकर सुभद्राका हरण कर लिया था
yaḥ sametān mṛthe jitvā yādavān amitaladyutiḥ | subhadrām ājahāraiko vāsudevasya sammate ||
Sahadeva said: “He who, in battle, defeated the assembled Yādavas—he of immeasurable splendor—then, with Vāsudeva’s approval, single-handedly carried off Subhadrā.”
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroic power is not praised as brute force alone: Sahadeva highlights that Arjuna’s daring act occurred with Vāsudeva’s consent, implying that strength should be guided by rightful counsel and socially/ethically acknowledged legitimacy.
Sahadeva recalls Arjuna’s earlier feat: Arjuna confronted and overcame the assembled Yādavas in battle and then took Subhadrā as his bride, doing so with Kṛṣṇa’s approval—underscoring Arjuna’s prowess and Kṛṣṇa’s supportive role.