Shloka 30
आहूता वृष्णिवीरेण केशवेन महात्मना | ततः संशयितं सर्व भवेदिति मतिर्मम
āhūtā vṛṣṇivīreṇa keśavena mahātmanā | tataḥ saṃśayitaṃ sarvaṃ bhaved iti matir mama ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “When I was summoned by Keśava—the great-souled hero of the Vṛṣṇis—my mind concluded that everything thereafter would become uncertain and fraught with doubt.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even a wise narrator recognizes that certain summons by powerful, dharma-guiding figures (here Keśava) signal a turning point where outcomes become morally and strategically uncertain; it underscores vigilance and humility before complex ethical crises.
Vaiśampāyana reports that he was called by Keśava, the eminent Vṛṣṇi hero, and that this event made him anticipate a shift into doubt and uncertainty—foreshadowing a consequential decision or intervention in the unfolding war narrative.