Shloka 1
ऑपनआक्रात | अर: त्रयस्त्रिशर्दाधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय: इन्द्रदेवका श्रीकृष्ण और हर हर को वरदान तथा श्रीकृष्ण, अर्जुन और मयासुरका विदा लेकर एक साथ यमुनातटपर बैठना मन्दपाल उवाच युष्माकमपवर्गार्थ विज्ञप्तो ज्वलनो मया । अग्निना च तयथेत्येवं॑ प्रतिज्ञातं महात्मना,मन्दपाल बोले--मैंने अग्निदेवसे यह प्रार्थना की थी कि वे तुमलोगोंको दाहसे मुक्त कर दें। महात्मा अग्निने भी वैसा करनेकी प्रतिज्ञा कर ली थी
Mandapāla uvāca | yuṣmākam apavargārthaṁ vijñapto jvalano mayā | agninā ca tathaivety evaṁ pratijñātaṁ mahātmanā ||
Mandapāla said: “For the sake of your deliverance from danger, I petitioned Jvalana (Agni). And the great-souled Agni, saying ‘So be it,’ gave his pledge accordingly.”
मन्दपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous appeal made for others’ safety, when met by a divine pledge, highlights the ethical weight of vows (pratijñā) and the duty to seek protection for dependents; a ‘mahātman’ is characterized by keeping such assurances.
Mandapāla explains that he approached Agni (called Jvalana) with a request aimed at securing the others’ deliverance from harm, and that Agni consented and formally promised to do so.