Shloka 69
तव प्रसादाद् विजय: क्रोधात् तव पराजय: । त्वं हि न: शरणं कृष्ण भक्तानामभयंकर:,उनके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णको इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया --'श्रीकृष्ण! आप हमारे आश्रय हैं तथा आप ही भक्तोंको अभय दान करनेवाले हैं। आपके ही कृपा-प्रसादसे विजय होती है और आपके ही रोषसे पराजय प्राप्त होती है
tava prasādād vijayaḥ krodhāt tava parājayaḥ | tvaṃ hi naḥ śaraṇaṃ kṛṣṇa bhaktānām abhayakaraḥ ||
നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ വിജയം; നിന്റെ ക്രോധത്താൽ പരാജയം. ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ! നീയേ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ശരണം; ഭക്തർക്കു അഭയം നൽകുന്നവനും നീയേ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true success and failure are ultimately dependent on divine grace and moral alignment: victory is attributed to Kṛṣṇa’s favor, while defeat is linked to his displeasure. It frames security and courage (abhaya) as gifts arising from devotion and taking refuge in the divine.
Sañjaya reports a statement praising Kṛṣṇa as the Pandavas’ refuge and the giver of fearlessness to devotees, emphasizing that the war’s outcomes hinge on his support. In the surrounding context (as reflected in the Gita Press prose), this sentiment is voiced as a response addressed to Kṛṣṇa, highlighting reliance on him amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.