Shloka 28
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
दैवमस्य ध्रुवं तत्र साहाय्यायोपपद्यते | “पुरुष अपने मनसे जिस भारको ढोनेका निश्चय करता है, उसमें दैव अवश्य ही उसकी सहायता करता है ।। व्यवसायद्वितीयो5हं मनसा भारमुद्रहन्,“मैं मनसे जिस कार्यईभारका वहन कर रहा हूँ, उसकी सिद्धिमें दृढ़ निश्चय ही मेरा सहायक है। विप्रवर! मैं कृष्ण और सात्यकिसहित समस्त पाण्डवोंको युद्धमें मारनेका निश्चय करके यदि गरज रहा हूँ तो उसमें आपका क्या नष्ट हुआ जा रहा है?
daivam asya dhruvaṁ tatra sāhāyyāyopapadyate |
Sañjaya said: In such an undertaking, destiny (the divine factor) surely and steadfastly comes forward as an aid. The sense is that when a person resolves in the mind to bear a difficult burden, providence supports that firm resolve—an idea invoked here to justify unwavering determination amid the brutal ethics of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a Mahābhārata theme: when human effort is backed by steady inner resolve, the factor called daiva (providence) aligns as support. It frames success as arising from the conjunction of determination (puruṣakāra) and destiny (daiva).
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events of Droṇa Parva, reports a statement that emphasizes unwavering determination in war: the speaker claims that once a heavy task is mentally undertaken, providence itself becomes an ally—used to bolster confidence and justify pressing forward in the conflict.