Shloka 5
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
भारतामृतसर्वस्वगीताया मथितस्य च । सारमुद्धृत्य कृष्णेन अर्जुनस्य मुखे हुतम्,भारतरूपी अमृतराशिके सर्वस्व सारभूत गीताका मन्न्थन करके उसका सार निकालकर श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनके मुखमें (कानोंद्वारा मन-बुद्धिमें) डाल दिया है
bhāratāmṛta-sarvasva-gītāyā mathitasya ca | sāram uddhṛtya kṛṣṇena arjunasya mukhe hutam ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଅମୃତମୟ ମହାଭାରତର ସର୍ବସ୍ୱରୂପ ଭଗବଦ୍ଗୀତାକୁ ମନ୍ଥନ କରି ତାହାର ସାର ଉଦ୍ଧୃତ କରି, ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ତାହାକୁ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ମୁଖରେ ହୋମ ସଦୃଶ ଅର୍ପଣ କଲେ—ଅର୍ଥାତ ଉପଦେଶ ଦ୍ୱାରା ତାଙ୍କ ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣରେ ସିଧା ପ୍ରବେଶ କରାଇଲେ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the Bhagavad Gītā as the distilled essence (sāra) of the ‘nectar’ of the Mahābhārata, emphasizing that Kṛṣṇa’s instruction is not mere information but a concentrated ethical-spiritual guidance meant to restore discernment, resolve, and right action (dharma) in a moment of crisis.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the epic, uses a churning-and-nectar metaphor: Kṛṣṇa extracts the essential meaning of the Gītā and ‘offers’ it into Arjuna’s mouth—i.e., transmits it through teaching and hearing—so Arjuna can overcome confusion and act with moral clarity on the battlefield.