Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
स तमाथ्चवास्य विधिवद् विज्ञानज्ञों महातपा: । अपदहृत्यात्मनो भारं विशश्रामेव सात्वत:,महातपस्वी विज्ञानवेत्ता श्रीकृष्णने विधिपूर्वक अर्जुनको सान्त्वना देकर अपना भार उतार दिया और वे सुखपूर्वक विश्राम-सा करने लगे
sa tam āśvāsya vidhivad vijñānajño mahātapāḥ | apadahṛtyātmano bhāraṃ viśaśrāmeva sāttvataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The great ascetic, Śrī Kṛṣṇa—knower of true discernment—comforted him (Arjuna) in due and proper manner. Having thus set down the burden he had taken upon himself, that Sāttvata (Kṛṣṇa) seemed to rest, as though relieved—signaling that wise counsel and rightful reassurance can steady a shaken warrior and restore moral balance after grievous trials.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right counsel given in a proper, dharmic manner can lighten another’s distress and also release the counselor from the weight of responsibility; ethical leadership includes restoring steadiness and clarity after trauma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, described as a great ascetic and knower of discernment, consoles Arjuna according to proper procedure; after reassuring him, Kṛṣṇa seems to rest, as though having set aside his own burden.