Shloka 30
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
तुमने वेदोंका विधिपूर्वक अध्ययन करके भलीभाँति अग्निहोत्र किया है। बहुत-से यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान भी कर लिया है। तुम्हें तो मृत्युका भय करना ही नहीं चाहिये ।। दुर्लभं मानुषैर्मन्दैर्महा भाग्यमवाप्य तु । भुजवीर्यारजिताॉल्लोकान् दिव्यान् प्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमान्,जो मन्दभागी मनुष्योंके लिये दुर्लभ है, रणक्षेत्रमें मृत्युरूप उस परम सौभाग्यको पाकर तुम अपने बाहुबलसे जीते हुए परम उत्तम दिव्य लोकोंमें पहुँच जाओगे
sañjaya uvāca | durabhaṁ mānuṣair mandair mahā-bhāgyam avāpya tu | bhuja-vīryārjitāṁl lokān divyān prāpsyasy anuttamān ||
Sañjaya said: Having attained that great good fortune—so rare for dull-witted mortals—you will, by the strength of your own arms, reach the unsurpassed divine worlds that are won through valor. In this context, death on the battlefield is presented not as a loss but as a dharmic culmination for one who has lived by Vedic discipline and sacrificial duty, transforming fear of death into confidence in righteous destiny.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames heroic death in righteous battle as a rare and exalted fortune: one who has lived with Vedic discipline and performs one’s duty without fear may attain supreme celestial realms earned through valor.
Sañjaya, narrating the war events, conveys an exhortative assurance to a warrior: battlefield death is not to be feared, because it can lead to unsurpassed divine worlds, especially for one whose life has been grounded in sacrificial and dharmic conduct.