Shloka 35
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
कृतकृत्यानि चास्त्राणि गतान्यद्य यथागतम्
kṛtakṛtyāni cāstrāṇi gatāny adya yathāgatam
E as armas—tendo cumprido o seu propósito—hoje partiram, retornando tal como vieram. O verso sublinha o fecho moral da violência: os instrumentos de guerra não são fins em si, mas meios transitórios que se retiram quando a obra destinada está concluída.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most formidable powers—especially weapons and violent means—are ultimately temporary and purposive: once their destined function is completed, they withdraw. The verse hints at ethical restraint and the inevitability of closure after conflict.
Vyāsa remarks that the astras (weapons/missiles) have completed their appointed task and have now departed, returning to their origin in the same way they appeared—signaling the winding down of destructive forces in the Mausala Parva context.