Shloka 21
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
ये चापि निधन प्राप्ता: संग्रामेष्वपलायिन: । ते तत् सदनमासाद्य मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ
ye cāpi nidhana-prāptāḥ saṅgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ | te tat sadanam āsādya modante bharatarṣabha ||
ಮತ್ತೆ ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆನ್ನು ತೋರದೆ—ಪಲಾಯನ ಮಾಡದೆ—ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಮರಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದವರೂ ಆ ದಿವ್ಯ ಸಭಾಮಂದಿರವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಓ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in battle—refusing to flee and accepting death with courage—is presented as a dharmic kṣatriya ideal that leads to honor and a blessed destination, symbolized by reaching Indra’s celestial assembly and rejoicing there.
Nārada continues describing the glory of Indra’s sabhā and who attains it, stating that warriors who die in combat without retreat also arrive at that hall and enjoy happiness there.