Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 21
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
कृष्णाया: प्रेष्यवद् भूत्वा शुश्रूषां कुरुते सदा । इति सर्व समुन्नद्धं न निरवाति कथठ्चन
kṛṣṇāyāḥ preṣyavad bhūtvā śuśrūṣāṃ kurute sadā | iti sarva-samunnaddhaṃ na niravāti kathaṃcana ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਣਾ (ਦ੍ਰੌਪਦੀ) ਲਈ ਦਾਸ ਵਾਂਗ ਬਣ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਸਦਾ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ-ਸ਼ੁਸ਼ਰੂਸ਼ਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਚਲ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਕਦੇ ਢਿੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਂਦਾ, ਕਦੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੋੜਦਾ।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights dharmic humility and steadfast duty: even when affairs are fully underway, one should not relax in attentive service and responsibility—especially toward those to whom one owes care and honor.
Sañjaya reports that a person (implied by context) behaves like an attendant to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), constantly serving her; despite everything being fully prepared, he does not cease or slacken in that service.
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