Shloka 41
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
मानवलोकमें जो भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी शरण लेगा, उसे कीर्ति, विजय तथा उत्तम स्वर्गकी प्राप्ति होगी
mānavaloke yo bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇasya śaraṇaṃ gamiṣyati, sa kīrtiṃ vijayaṃ ca uttamaṃ svargaṃ ca prāpsyati.
自在天は告げた。「人の世にありながら、福徳の主・聖クリシュナに帰依する者は、名声と勝利を得、さらに最上の天界に至るであろう。」
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Surrendering to Śrī Kṛṣṇa (śaraṇāgati) is presented as a dharmic refuge that yields both ethical-social fruit (kīrti: honorable reputation) and practical success (vijaya), culminating in a superior posthumous destiny (uttama svarga).
The speaker identified as Īśvara delivers a phala-śruti style assurance: in the human realm, one who takes Kṛṣṇa as their shelter is promised specific results—renown, victory, and attainment of the highest heaven—thereby encouraging devotion and reliance on divine guidance.