Shloka 10
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
वासुदेवो<पि दुर्धर्षो यतात्मा यत्र पाण्डव: | अविषटद्दां पृथिव्यापि तद् बल॑ यत्र केशव:
vāsudevo 'pi durdharṣo yatātmā yatra pāṇḍavaḥ | aviṣahyaṃ pṛthivyāpi tad balaṃ yatra keśavaḥ ||
Declara Vidura: Allí donde se mantiene firme el Pāṇḍava Arjuna, héroe inconquistable y dueño de sí mismo, allí también está Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa). Y toda fuerza en la que mora el propio Keśava se vuelve tan irresistible que ni siquiera la tierra entera podría soportar el ímpetu de su embestida.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True power is not merely numerical or physical; it arises from self-mastery (yatātmā) allied with righteous counsel and divine presence (Kṛṣṇa). Such a combination makes a cause ethically and practically formidable.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel, Vidura warns about the strength on the Pāṇḍavas’ side: Arjuna’s disciplined heroism together with Kṛṣṇa’s presence makes their force irresistible, implying the folly of opposing them unjustly.