Shloka 69
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
वव्रे चाहं वजहस्तान्महेन्द्रा- दस्मिन् युद्धे वासुदेव॑ं सहायम् । स मे लब्धो दस्युवधाय कृष्णो मन्ये चैतद् विहितं दैवतैमें
vavre cāhaṁ vajrahastān mahendrād asmin yuddhe vāsudevaṁ sahāyam | sa me labdho dasyuvadhāya kṛṣṇo manye caitad vihitaṁ daivataiḥ me ||
サञ्जयは言った。「この戦において私は、金剛杵を手にするマヘーンドラさえ退け、ヴァースデーヴァを助けとして選んだ。かくしてクリシュナは、これら略奪の徒を討つために私のもとへ来た。これは神々が私のために定めた配剤であろう、と私は思う。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment in seeking the right support: even the might of Indra is set aside in favor of Kṛṣṇa, implying that moral and divinely guided assistance is superior to mere power. It also frames the coming violence as socially protective—directed against ‘dasyus’ (marauders)—and as something believed to be divinely ordained.
Sañjaya reports a speaker’s reflection that, for the impending conflict, he deliberately chose Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) as his helper rather than Indra. He interprets Kṛṣṇa’s availability as providential, meant for the destruction of lawless aggressors described as dasyus.