न ह्यात्मवशगं पार्थ हैडंबेरस्य रक्षणम् । येन दत्तस्त्वयं धात्रा स एनं पालयिष्यति
na hyātmavaśagaṃ pārtha haiḍaṃberasya rakṣaṇam | yena dattastvayaṃ dhātrā sa enaṃ pālayiṣyati
O Pārtha, the protection of Haiḍaṃbera is not under one’s personal control. He who granted him to you—the Ordainer (Dhātṛ)—will protect him.
Narrative voice (speaker not named; addressing Pārtha/Arjuna)
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A calm reassurance: a companion addresses Pārtha, pointing upward or toward a sacred symbol, conveying that the Ordainer who bestowed the charge will also protect it.
Do your duty, but recognize that ultimate protection and outcomes rest with the divine Ordainer.
No holy place is referenced in this verse.
None; it teaches theological trust and humility.