Shloka 1
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca: etasminn eva kāle tu vāsudevo 'pi vīryavān | upāyād vṛṣṇiśreṣṭhaḥ sārdhaṁ puraṁ vāraṇasāhvayam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Janamejaya, at that very time the mighty Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) also arrived—foremost among the Vṛṣṇis—coming together with his kinsmen to the city known as Vāraṇasāhvaya (Hastināpura).” The verse marks Kṛṣṇa’s timely return to the Kuru capital, setting a moral frame in which divine counsel and protection re-enter the post-war world to restore order and uphold dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by victory in war but by timely guidance, protection, and the re-establishment of righteous order afterward; Kṛṣṇa’s arrival signals a return of stabilizing wisdom and guardianship in the fragile post-conflict period.
As Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya, Kṛṣṇa—leader of the Vṛṣṇis—arrives at Hastināpura (also called Vāraṇasāhvaya) accompanied by his people, preparing the ground for the ensuing events of this chapter.