Shloka 19
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
धर्मपुत्रं च भीमं च फाल्गुनं नकुलं तथा । सहदेवं च दुर्धर्ष सर्वान् नस्त्रातुमहसि,“दुर्धर्ष वीर! धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर भीमसेन, अर्जुन, नकुल और सहदेवकी भी रक्षा करो। तुम हम सब लोगोंका इस संकटसे उद्धार करनेयोग्य हो
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dharmaputraṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca phālgunaṃ nakulaṃ tathā |
sahadevaṃ ca durdharṣa sarvān nas trātum arhasi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O unconquerable hero, you ought to protect us all—Dharma’s son Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Phālguna (Arjuna), Nakula, and Sahadeva as well. You are fit to rescue us from this peril.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames protection as a moral obligation: the addressed hero is ‘worthy’ and therefore duty-bound (arhasi) to rescue others in danger, especially righteous leaders like Dharmaputra. Capability is presented as responsibility.
In a moment of peril, the speaker appeals to an ‘invincible’ warrior to safeguard all the Pāṇḍava brothers—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—emphasizing urgent collective rescue.