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 ||
वैशम्पायन बोले— सव्यसाची के जन्म के समय, सूतिकागृह में उस रात्रि आकाशवाणी ने मुझसे कहा— ‘भद्रे! तेरा यह पुत्र समस्त पृथ्वी को जीत लेगा और इसका यश स्वर्ग तक पहुँच जाएगा।’
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.