Shloka 21
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
अभिमन्योश्र भद्रें ते प्रियस्य सदृशस्य च । प्रियमुत्पादयाद्य त्वं प्रेतस्पापि जनार्दन,“जनार्दन! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। जो तुम्हें अत्यन्त प्रिय और तुम्हारे ही समान परम सुन्दर था, उस परलोकवासी अभिमन्युका भी प्रिय करो--उसके इस बालकको जिला दो
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Abhimanyor bhadraṁ te priyasya sadṛśasya ca | priyam utpādayādya tvaṁ pretasyāpi Janārdana ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “May auspiciousness be yours, Janārdana. Abhimanyu—now departed to the other world—was exceedingly dear to you and like you in excellence. Today, bring about what is dear even for him: restore his child to life.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames compassion and responsibility as dharmic duties: even the dead are honored through care for their descendants, and divine power is invoked not for conquest but to heal loss and protect lineage.
Vaiśampāyana reports an appeal to Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana): since Abhimanyu was dearly loved and akin to him in virtue, Kṛṣṇa is asked to grant Abhimanyu’s posthumous wish by reviving his child.