Shloka 15
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
तव प्रसादाद् गोविन्द राज्यं निहतकण्टकम् | अप्राप्यं मनसापीदं प्राप्तमस्माभिरच्युत,“गोविन्द! अच्युत! जिसे मनके द्वारा भी प्राप्त करना असम्भव था, वही यह अकण्टक राज्य हमें आपकी कृपासे प्राप्त हो गया
tava prasādād govinda rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam | aprāpyaṃ manasāpīdaṃ prāptam asmābhir acyuta ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਬੋਲੇ— ਹੇ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ! ਤੇਰੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਅਸੀਂ ਕੰਡਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ, ਨਿਡਰ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਰਾਜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ। ਹੇ ਅਚ੍ਯੁਤ! ਜੋ ਮਨ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਅਪ੍ਰਾਪ੍ਯ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਅੱਜ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political success and secure sovereignty as ultimately dependent on divine grace and moral order: what seems impossible by human planning alone becomes attainable through Govinda’s favor, implying humility, gratitude, and recognition of higher agency behind rightful rule.
In the post-battle context of the Śalya Parva, the speaker acknowledges Kṛṣṇa (Govinda/Acyuta) as the decisive support behind the attainment of an ‘unthorned’ kingdom—i.e., a realm cleared of hostile impediments—emphasizing that this outcome exceeded even what could be imagined.