Shloka 22
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
इत्येवमुक्त्वा बीभत्सुर्देवदत्तमथाधमत् | पाज्चजन्यं च कृष्णो5पि पूरयजन्निव रोदसी
ity evam uktvā bībhatsur devadattam athādhamat | pāñcajanyaṃ ca kṛṣṇo 'pi pūrayajann iva rodasī ||
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ബീഭത്സു അർജുനൻ ‘ദേവദത്ത’ ശംഖം മുഴക്കി. തുടർന്ന് ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനും ‘പാഞ്ചജന്യ’ ശംഖം മുഴക്കി, ഭൂമിയെയും ആകാശത്തെയും നിറയ്ക്കുന്നതുപോലെ പ്രതിധ്വനി പരത്തി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined resolve in a dharmic struggle: the conch-blast is not mere noise but a formal, public declaration of steadfast intent, strengthened by Kṛṣṇa’s divine support—suggesting that righteous action should be undertaken with clarity, courage, and inner alignment.
After speaking, Arjuna blows his conch Devadatta; immediately Kṛṣṇa blows Pāñcajanya. Their combined sound is described as filling earth and sky, signaling the commencement and intensity of the battle atmosphere.