Shloka 11
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
एकप्राणावुभौ कृष्णावन्योन्यमभिसंश्रितौ । पुरा यच्छुतमेवासीदद्य पश्यामि तत् प्रभो
ekaprāṇāv ubhau kṛṣṇāv anyonyam abhisaṁśritau | purā yac chrutam evāsīd adya paśyāmi tat prabho ||
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனும் அர்ஜுனனும் ஒரே உயிர்மூச்சை பகிரும் இரு உடல்கள்போல்; ஒருவரை ஒருவர் சார்ந்து, நெருங்கி துணைநின்று உறுதியாக நிற்கின்றனர். ஆண்டவனே! முன்பு நான் கேட்டதையே இன்று கண்களால் காண்கிறேன்.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of steadfast mutual support: when righteous allies are ‘one in breath’—sharing purpose, refuge, and responsibility—what was once mere reputation becomes visible reality. It underscores that dharma is sustained not only by individual virtue but also by loyal interdependence.
Sañjaya, reporting events to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, remarks that he now directly witnesses an extraordinary bond between “the two Kṛṣṇas,” describing them as inseparable and mutually reliant—something he had previously only heard about.