Shloka 9
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
एतदर्थ विदित्वापि सारथ्यमुपजग्मिवान् । स्वयंभूरिव रुद्रस्य कृष्ण: पार्थस्य भारत
etad-arthaṃ viditvāpi sārathyam upajagmivān | svayambhūr iva rudrasya kṛṣṇaḥ pārthasya bhārata ||
シャリヤは言った。「このことの目的と帰結をすべて知りながらも、クリシュナはなお御者の役を引き受けた。おお、バーラタよ。自生者（ブラフマー）がルドラの御者となったように、クリシュナもまたパールタ（アルジュナ）の御者となったのだ。」
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True leadership may take the form of service: Kṛṣṇa, fully aware of outcomes, chooses the charioteer’s role to guide Arjuna toward dharma. The verse highlights deliberate, ethically purposeful action rather than compulsion or ignorance.
Śalya comments on Kṛṣṇa’s decision to serve as Arjuna’s charioteer, comparing it to the mythic precedent of Brahmā acting as Rudra’s charioteer. The comparison elevates Kṛṣṇa’s role as intentional and divinely significant within the war context.