Shloka 18
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
वायुदेव उवाच अस्त्रैरबहुविधैर्दग्ध: पूर्वमेवायमर्जुन । मदधिषछितत्वात् समरे न विशीर्ण: परंतप,श्रीकृष्णने कहा--शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले अर्जुन! यह रथ नाना प्रकारके अस्त्रोंद्वारा पहले ही दग्ध हो चुका था; परंतु मेरे बैठे रहनेके कारण समरांगणमें भस्म होकर गिर न सका
vāyudeva uvāca | astrair bahuvidhair dagdhaḥ pūrvam evāyam arjuna | madadhiṣṭhitvāt samare na viśīrṇaḥ parantapa ||
ພະວາຍຸເທວະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ອາຣຈຸນ ຜູ້ເຜົາຜານສັດຕູ, ລົດຮົບນີ້ໄດ້ຖືກອາວຸດຫຼາຍປະເພດເຜົາໄໝ້ມາແຕ່ກ່ອນແລ້ວ. ແຕ່ເນື່ອງຈາກຂ້າພະເຈົ້ານັ່ງຢູ່ເທິງມັນ ມັນຈຶ່ງບໍ່ລົ້ມລົງເປັນຂີ້ເຖົ່າໃນສະໜາມຮົບ»។
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that in the chaos of war, outcomes are not determined by human effort alone; divine presence or grace can uphold what would otherwise collapse, underscoring humility and reliance on higher order beyond mere martial power.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna, explaining that Arjuna’s chariot had already been effectively destroyed by numerous weapons, but it remained intact during the battle because Vāyudeva was seated upon it, preventing it from disintegrating until that protection ceased.