Shloka 13
युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59
नाहीयत तदा प्राण: प्राणिनां न तदन््यथा
nāhīyata tadā prāṇaḥ prāṇināṁ na tad anyathā
Alors le souffle vital des êtres ne se retira pas ; il ne pouvait en être autrement. Nārada souligne un principe inexorable : lorsque prévaut une ordonnance supérieure ou une protection décrétée par le destin, la mort n’advient pas, et les événements se déroulent selon cet ordre souverain plutôt que selon l’attente commune.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That life and death are not merely products of immediate violence or circumstance; when a superior ordinance—often understood as destiny or divine protection—operates, the life-breath does not depart, and the outcome cannot be otherwise.
Nārada comments on a moment when, despite conditions that would normally cause death, the beings involved do not lose their life-breath. The line functions as a narrative assurance that an overriding power or destined sequence is governing events.