Shloka 26
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
न हि तस्याप्रियं कुर्या प्राणत्यागे5प्युपस्थिते । कुतो गन्तुं महाबाहो पुरीं द्वारावतीं प्रति
na hi tasyāpriyaṃ kuryā prāṇatyāge ’py upasthite | kuto gantuṃ mahābāho purīṃ dvārāvatīṃ prati ||
No debe hacerse nada que le desagrade, aun cuando haya llegado el momento de entregar la vida. Oh de brazos poderosos, ¿cómo podrías entonces dirigirte hacia la ciudad de Dvāravatī?
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical maxim: one should not act against a respected person’s wishes or welfare even under extreme pressure, including the threat of death. It uses a rhetorical question to reinforce steadfast loyalty and restraint in action.
Vāyudeva addresses a hero as “mahābāho,” advising him that it would be improper to do something displeasing to ‘him’ (contextually, a revered figure) even at life’s end; therefore, going toward Dvāravatī is presented as unthinkable or unjustified in the given situation.