Shloka 65
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
यन्मां वागब्रवीन्नक्तं सूतके सव्यसाचिन: । पुत्रस्ते पृथिवीं जेता यशश्चास्य दिवं स्पृशेत्
yan māṁ vāg abravīn naktaṁ sūtake savyasācinaḥ | putras te pṛthivīṁ jetā yaśaś cāsya divaṁ spṛśet ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Aquella noche, cuando yo estaba en la cámara de parto en el momento del nacimiento de Savyasācin (Arjuna), una voz celeste me habló: “Oh mujer de buen augurio, tu hijo conquistará toda la tierra, y su fama alcanzará incluso los cielos.”»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Arjuna’s life as guided by a higher moral-cosmic order: righteous prowess and responsibility (kṣatriya-dharma) can yield enduring fame, but such glory is presented as a consequence of destined duty rather than mere personal ambition.
Vaiśampāyana reports a prophecy spoken at the time of Arjuna’s birth: a divine voice foretells that the child will become a world-conqueror and that his renown will extend to heaven, foreshadowing his central role in the coming conflict.