Shloka 5
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
कृतो विभेदेन ममोरुमेत्य प्रविश्य कीटस्य तनुं विरूपाम् । ममोसमेत्य प्रबिभेद कीट: सुप्ते गुरौ तत्र शिरो निधाय
sañjaya uvāca | kṛto vibhedena mamorūm etya praviśya kīṭasya tanuṃ virūpām | mamo sametya prabibheda kīṭaḥ supte gurau tatra śiro nidhāya |
कृतो विभेदेन ममोरुमेत्य प्रविश्य कीटस्य तनुं विरूपाम्। ममोसमेत्य प्रबिभेद कीटः सुप्ते गुरौ तत्र शिरो निधाय॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how hidden interference and deception can obstruct a seeker’s disciplined pursuit, and it underscores the ethical tension between loyalty to one’s aims and the disruptive actions of others—especially when such actions exploit a vulnerable moment in the teacher–disciple setting.
A worm, assumed through a contrived transformation, approaches and bores into the speaker’s thigh while the guru sleeps with his head resting there. The incident is presented as a deliberate impediment to the speaker’s larger goal of acquiring divine weapons.