Shloka 4
प्रजानाथ! आज्ञा पाते ही सम्पूर्ण सैनिक तैयार हो गये और महान् तेजस्वी अर्जुनके पास जाकर बोले--'रथ सुसज्जित है और यात्राकी सारी तैयारी हो गयी” ।। ततस्तौ रथमास्थाय प्रयातौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ | विकुर्वाणौ कथाश्षित्रा: प्रीयमाणौ विशाम्पते,राजन! तदनन्तर भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन रथपर बैठकर आपसमें तरह-तरहकी विचित्र बातें करते हुए प्रसन्नतापूर्वक वहाँसे चल दिये
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Tataḥ tau ratham āsthāya prayātau Kṛṣṇa-Pāṇḍavau | vikurvāṇau kathāś citrāḥ prīyamāṇau viśāṃpate || Rājan, tad-anantaraṃ bhagavān Śrī-Kṛṣṇaḥ Arjunaś ca rathaṃ samāruhya parasparaṃ nānāvidhā vicitrāḥ kathāḥ kurvāṇau prasannatā-pūrvakaṃ tasmād deśāt prayayatuḥ ||
ત્યારબાદ, હે રાજન, શ્રીકૃષ્ણ અને પાંડવ અર્જુન રથ પર ચઢીને પ્રસ્થાન કર્યા. માર્ગમાં તેઓ પરસ્પર અનેક વિચિત્ર વાતો કરતાં આનંદિત રહ્યા.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined readiness followed by purposeful action, framed by wise companionship. Ethical leadership is shown not only in grand decisions but also in orderly preparation and in seeking counsel through thoughtful conversation while undertaking one’s duty.
After the arrangements are completed, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna mount their chariot and depart. As they travel, they converse in varied and engaging ways, and the narrator addresses the king to mark the transition to the next phase of their journey.