Shloka 8
तथेत्युक्त:ः केशवस्तु पार्थेन यदुपुज्भव: । पर्यावर्तयदव्यग्रो रथं॑ रथवरस्य तम्
tathety uktaḥ keśavas tu pārthena yadupūjabhavaḥ | paryāvartayad avyagro rathaṁ rathavarasya tam ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Assim interpelado por Pārtha (Arjuna), Keśava—glória da linhagem dos Yadu—respondeu: ‘Assim seja’, e acatou a ordem. Sereno e sem perturbação, fez voltar aquele carro do mais excelente dos guerreiros de carro, dirigindo-o ao acampamento de Yudhiṣṭhira.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the chaos of battle, right conduct is shown through disciplined responsiveness and inner steadiness: Kṛṣṇa accepts Arjuna’s instruction without agitation and acts with calm control, modeling ethical leadership and self-mastery.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa assents (‘tathā’) and, remaining composed, turns Arjuna’s chariot back toward Yudhiṣṭhira’s camp.