Shloka 10
Adhyāya 5 (Śānti-parva): Nārada’s account of Karṇa—Jarāsandha encounter and the causal grounds of Karṇa’s fall
विमुक्त: कुण्डलाभ्यां च सहजेन च वर्मणा । निहतो विजयेनाजौ वासुदेवस्य पश्यत:,इस प्रकार जन्मके साथ ही उत्पन्न हुए कवच और कुण्डलोंसे हीन हो जानेपर कर्णको अर्जुनने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके देखते-देखते मारा था
vimuktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca sahajena ca varmaṇā | nihato vijayenājau vāsudevasya paśyataḥ ||
नारद उवाच—कुण्डलाभ्यां च सहजेन च वर्मणा विमुक्तः कर्णो विजयेनाजौ निहतः, वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral choices (such as giving away one’s protections) can carry grave consequences in a world governed by dharma, fate, and conflict; virtue and vulnerability may coexist, and even righteous outcomes can involve tragic costs.
Nārada summarizes a key moment from the Kurukṣetra war: Karṇa, having lost his inborn armor and earrings, is killed by Arjuna in battle, with Kṛṣṇa present as witness and charioteer—underscoring both human agency and the larger divine-framed unfolding of events.