Shloka 6
नदीं प्रवर्तयित्वा च बीभत्सु: परवीरहा । वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् पुरुषर्षभ:
nadīṁ pravartayitvā ca bībhatsuḥ paravīrahā | vāsudevam idaṁ vākyam abravīt puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
नदीं प्रवर्तयित्वा च बीभत्सुः परवीरहा । वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् पुरुषर्षभः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the height of martial capability, the hero turns to wise guidance: strength is not celebrated alone, but is shown as needing direction through counsel and dharmic discernment, here symbolized by Arjuna speaking to Kṛṣṇa immediately after a powerful act.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna has performed a forceful deed described as ‘setting the river in motion’ (a vivid marker of extraordinary prowess), and then Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) with a statement that follows in the subsequent verses.