Shloka 23
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
क्षिप्रमुत्ततकालानि कुरु कार्याणि भारत | उपायातमुपप्लव्यं सह गाण्डीवधन्चना
kṣipram uttatakālāni kuru kāryāṇi bhārata | upāyātam upaplavyam saha gāṇḍīvadhanvanā
वायू म्हणाला— “हे भारत! त्वरेने कर; जे कार्य तत्काळ करणे आवश्यक आहे ते आत्ताच कर. गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुन उपप्लव्याहून येऊन पोहोचला आहे—रणात उतरावयास सिद्ध।”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges prompt, decisive performance of one’s necessary duty when the moment has arrived—especially in a crisis where hesitation can undermine righteous purpose and collective safety.
Vāyu addresses a Kuru hero (“Bhārata”), pressing him to act immediately, noting that Arjuna—identified by his famed bow Gāṇḍīva—has arrived and is ready to be deployed in the unfolding battle situation.