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भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनको सदा राधानन्दन कर्णसे बचाये रखते थे। उन्होंने रणभूमिमें अर्जुनको सूतपुत्र कर्णके सम्मुख खड़ा करनेकी कभी इच्छा नहीं की ।। अन््यांश्वास्मै रथोदारानुपास्थापयदच्युत: । अमाोधघां तां कथं शक्ति मोघां कुर्यामिति प्रभो,प्रभो! अपनी महिमासे कभी च्युत न होनेवाले भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण अन्यान्य महारथियोंको कर्णके पास इसलिये भेजा करते थे कि किसी प्रकार उस अमोघ शक्तिको व्यर्थ कर दूँ
sañjaya uvāca | bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇo 'rjunaṃ sadā rādhānandana-karṇāt paritrātum aicchat | sa kadācana raṇabhūmau arjunaṃ sūtaputra-karṇasya sammukhe sthāpayituṃ necchati sma || anyān anyān asmai rathodārān upāsthāpayad acyutaḥ | amoghāṃ tāṃ kathaṃ śaktiṃ moghāṃ kuryām iti prabho ||
Sanjaya said: The Blessed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa continually sought to protect Arjuna from Karṇa, the son of Rādhā. He never wished to place Arjuna face to face with Karṇa on the battlefield. Therefore Acyuta kept sending other great chariot-warriors against Karṇa, thinking, “How can I cause that unfailing weapon to be spent in vain?”—so that its deadly power would be exhausted before it could be used against Arjuna.
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