Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
पुनरुक्तं च वक्ष्यामि विश्रम्भेण जनार्दन । का तु सीमन्तिनी मादृक् पृथिव्यामस्ति केशव
punaruktaṃ ca vakṣyāmi viśrambheṇa janārdana | kā tu sīmāntinī mādṛk pṛthivyām asti keśava ||
జనార్దన! నీపై సంపూర్ణ విశ్వాసంతో నేను ముందే చెప్పిన మాటనే మళ్లీ చెబుతున్నాను. కేశవా! ఈ భూమిపై నాతో సమానమైన స్త్రీ ఎవరు ఉన్నారు?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how strong personal confidence can shape speech—one may repeat a claim with bold assurance. Ethically, it also points to the tension between self-confidence and pride: asserting one’s uniqueness can be empowering, yet it risks slipping into arrogance, which dharma literature often treats as a moral hazard.
The speaker addresses Kṛṣṇa (as Janārdana/Keśava) and, trusting him, reiterates a prior statement. She then makes a self-exalting claim, asking rhetorically who on earth could be a woman like her, emphasizing her exceptional status or experience in the ongoing dialogue.