Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
वासुदेवो<पि दुर्धर्षो यतात्मा यत्र पाण्डव: | अविषटद्दां पृथिव्यापि तद् बल॑ यत्र केशव:
vāsudevo 'pi durdharṣo yatātmā yatra pāṇḍavaḥ | aviṣahyaṃ pṛthivyāpi tad balaṃ yatra keśavaḥ ||
ヴィドゥラは宣言する――心と感官を制し、征服しがたいパーンダヴァの勇士アルジュナが立つところ、そこにはヴァースデーヴァ(クリシュナ)もまた在す。しかもケーシャヴァ自らが宿る軍勢の勢いは抗しがたく、全大地といえどその突進を耐え忍ぶことはできぬ。
विदुर उवाच
True power is not merely numerical or physical; it arises from self-mastery (yatātmā) allied with righteous counsel and divine presence (Kṛṣṇa). Such a combination makes a cause ethically and practically formidable.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel, Vidura warns about the strength on the Pāṇḍavas’ side: Arjuna’s disciplined heroism together with Kṛṣṇa’s presence makes their force irresistible, implying the folly of opposing them unjustly.