Shloka 135
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
श्रीभगवानुवाच एवं लक्षणमुत्पाद्य परस्परकृतं तदा । सख्यं चैवातुलं कृत्वा रुद्रेण सहितावृषी
śrībhagavān uvāca— evaṃ lakṣaṇam utpādya paraspara-kṛtaṃ tadā | sakhyaṃ caivātulaṃ kṛtvā rudreṇa sahitāv ṛṣī ||
Dijo el Bienaventurado: “Así, habiendo hecho surgir entonces en sus cuerpos las señales que mutuamente se grabaron como prenda de reconocimiento y vínculo, los dos sabios—junto con Rudra—establecieron una amistad incomparable. Tras despedir a los dioses, aquietaron la mente y reanudaron sus austeridades como antes. De este modo te he referido el relato de la victoria de Nārāyaṇa en la batalla.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reconciliation and enduring alliance grounded in shared signs and mutual recognition, culminating in inner calm and a return to tapas. Ethically, it presents harmony among divine powers (Rudra and Nārāyaṇa’s sphere) and the ideal of restoring peace after conflict.
Kṛṣṇa explains to Arjuna that two sages, after creating mutual identifying marks, formed an incomparable friendship with Rudra. They then dismissed the assembled gods, became serene, and resumed their former austerities—framing this as part of the broader account of Nārāyaṇa’s victory in battle.