Shloka 25
वसुदेवसुतो यद्वत् पाण्डवाय दृढव्रत: । वसु चैव शरीरं च पुत्रदारं तथा यश:
vasudevasuto yadvat pāṇḍavāya dṛḍhavrataḥ | vasu caiva śarīraṃ ca putradāraṃ tathā yaśaḥ ||
કર્ણે કહ્યું—જેમ વસુદેવપુત્ર (કૃષ્ણ) દૃઢવ્રત થઈ પાંડવ પ્રત્યે સમર્પિત છે, તેમ તે ધન, પોતાનું શરીર, પુત્ર-દાર અને પોતાનું યશ પણ અર્પણ કરે છે.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast loyalty to a chosen cause or person is portrayed as so binding that one may be willing to relinquish even wealth, bodily safety, family attachments, and reputation; the verse highlights the ethical weight of vows and the high stakes of honor in the epic’s war context.
Karna, speaking amid the Bhīṣma-parvan war narrative, points to Kṛṣṇa’s unwavering commitment to the Pāṇḍava cause, describing it as a resolve that entails readiness to stake everything—possessions, life, family ties, and fame—on that allegiance.