Shloka 67
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
प्रहरस्व यथेष्टं वै दासो5स्मि तव चानघ । “गोविन्द! आज इस युद्धमें मैं तीनों लोकोंद्वारा सम्मानित हो गया। अनघ! मैं आपका दास हूँ। आप अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार मुझपर प्रहार कीजिये” ।। ६६ ह ।। अन्वगेव ततः पार्थ: समभिद्रुत्य केशवम्
praharasva yatheṣṭaṃ vai dāso ’smi tava cānagha | anvageva tataḥ pārthaḥ samabhidrutya keśavam |
Sañjaya said: “Strike me as you wish; I am your servant, O sinless one.” Having spoken thus, Pārtha (Arjuna) then followed after Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), rushing up to him—an act that frames the warrior’s fury within the bounds of reverence and moral restraint toward the divine charioteer who guides him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid battlefield intensity, the verse foregrounds disciplined agency: the speaker submits to Kṛṣṇa’s will (‘strike as you wish; I am your servant’), suggesting that righteous action is guided by humility and acceptance of higher moral/divine direction rather than ego-driven rage.
Sañjaya narrates a charged moment: someone addresses Kṛṣṇa as ‘sinless’ and declares servitude, inviting him to strike if he chooses. Immediately after, Arjuna (Pārtha) runs up to Kṛṣṇa (Keśava), indicating a swift, emotionally intense movement toward his charioteer and guide.