Shloka 17
Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam
Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities
प्रतिजज्ञे च दाशा्हस्तस्य जीवितमच्युत: । अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा सर्व विश्रावयन् जगत्
pratijajñe ca dāśārhas tasya jīvitam acyutaḥ | abravīc ca viśuddhātmā sarvaṁ viśrāvayan jagat ||
तत्पश्चात् दाशार्हवंशी अच्युत, विशुद्धात्मा श्रीकृष्ण ने उस बालक को जीवित करने की प्रतिज्ञा की और समस्त जगत् को सुनाते हुए बोले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous vow made for the protection of life should be upheld openly and without wavering; moral authority is strengthened when compassion and responsibility are declared and acted upon in public.
Kṛṣṇa, identified as Acyuta and a Dāśārha, promises to restore the life of a child and then proclaims his intention aloud so that all present—and symbolically the whole world—may hear what he is about to do.