Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
स तमाथ्चवास्य विधिवद् विज्ञानज्ञों महातपा: । अपदहृत्यात्मनो भारं विशश्रामेव सात्वत:
sa tam āśvāsya vidhivad vijñānajño mahātapāḥ | apadahṛtyātmano bhāraṃ viśaśrāmeva sāttvataḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。大苦行者にして真の分別を知るシュリー・クリシュナは、作法にかなう正しい仕方で(アルジュナを)慰めた。かくして自ら負うた重荷を下ろすと、そのサートヴァタ(クリシュナ)は、重圧から解き放たれたかのように安らかに憩った—賢明な訓戒とダルマにかなう励ましが、動揺する戦士の心を鎮め、苛烈な試練の後に道義の均衡を回復させることを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Right counsel given in a proper, dharmic manner can lighten another’s distress and also release the counselor from the weight of responsibility; ethical leadership includes restoring steadiness and clarity after trauma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, described as a great ascetic and knower of discernment, consoles Arjuna according to proper procedure; after reassuring him, Kṛṣṇa seems to rest, as though having set aside his own burden.