Mahabharata 9.65.36 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 36
इष्टापूर्तेन दानेन धर्मेण सुकृतेन च । अद्याहं सर्वपञ्चालान् वासुदेवस्य पश्यत:
iṣṭāpūrtena dānena dharmeṇa sukṛtena ca | adyāhaṃ sarvapañcālān vāsudevasya paśyataḥ ||
“ด้วยบุญแห่งอิษฏะ–อาปูรตะ ด้วยทาน ด้วยธรรม และด้วยกุศลทั้งปวง ข้าพเจ้าขอปฏิญาณว่า วันนี้ต่อหน้าพระเนตรของวาสุเทพ ข้าพเจ้าจะใช้ทุกวิถีทางส่งชาวปัญจาลทั้งสิ้นไปยังแดนพระยม”
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The verse highlights the cultural weight of oaths sworn on one’s accumulated merit (iṣṭa, āpūrta, dāna, dharma, sukṛta). It also exposes an ethical tension: invoking righteousness and merit to authorize a vow of mass killing shows how dharma-language can be used to intensify warlike resolve, inviting reflection on the proper use (or misuse) of moral capital.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra war, a warrior (as reported by Sañjaya) makes a fierce vow: in Kṛṣṇa’s presence he will destroy the Pāñcālas and send them to Yama’s realm. The statement functions as a public challenge and a declaration of intent, escalating the conflict and signaling imminent violence against the Pāñcāla forces.
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