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 ||
असे बोलून बीभत्सु अर्जुनाने ‘देवदत्त’ शंख फुंकला. मग श्रीकृष्णानेही ‘पाञ्चजन्य’ शंख वाजविला, जणू पृथ्वी आणि आकाश दोन्ही गजरून उठले.
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.