Shloka 18
Kurukṣetra-sainyadarśana and Arjuna-viṣāda (धर्मक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः — अर्जुनविषाद)
देव्युवाच स्वल्पेनैव तु कालेन शत्रूज्जेष्यसि पाण्डव | नरस्त्वमसि दुर्धर्ष नारायणसहायवान्
devy uvāca svalpenai eva tu kālena śatrūn jeṣyasi pāṇḍava | naras tvam asi durdharṣa nārāyaṇa-sahāyavān |
దేవి పలికెను—హే పాండవా! స్వల్పకాలములోనే నీవు శత్రువులను జయింతువు. నీవు నరుడవు, దుర్ధర్షుడవు; నీకు నారాయణుడు సహాయకుడుగా ఉన్నాడు।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is portrayed as the fruit of dharmic resolve supported by the divine: the hero (Nara) succeeds because he acts with steadfast courage while being aided by Nārāyaṇa, symbolizing that righteous action aligned with the Supreme becomes irresistible.
A divine voice (the Goddess) addresses the Pāṇḍava—understood as Arjuna—foretelling that he will soon defeat his enemies, grounding this assurance in his identity as Nara and in the presence of Nārāyaṇa as his helper.