Shloka 102

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

अवस्थितं च प्रणिपत्य कृष्णं प्रीतो$र्जुन: काउ्चनचित्रमाली । उवाच कोपं प्रतिसंहरेति गतिर्भवान्‌ केशव पाण्डवानाम्‌,जब श्रीकृष्ण खड़े हो गये, तब सुवर्णका विचित्र हार पहने हुए अर्जुनने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके कहा--“केशव! आप अपना क्रोध रोकिये। प्रभो! आप ही पाण्डवोंके परम आश्रय हैं

Transliteration

avasthitaṃ ca praṇipatya kṛṣṇaṃ prīto 'rjunaḥ kāñcanacitrāmālī | uvāca kopaṃ pratisaṃhareti gatir bhavān keśava pāṇḍavānām ||

Translation

Nang makatindig si Kṛṣṇa, si Arjuna—na may suot na maringal at makulay na kuwintas na ginto—ay masayang yumukod at nagpatirapa sa kanyang mga paa at nagsabi: “Keśava, pigilin mo ang iyong poot. Panginoon, ikaw ang tunay na kanlungan at tanging sandigan ng mga Pāṇḍava.”

Word by Word

• {'avasthitam': 'standing, stationed, having taken position', 'praṇipatya': 'having bowed down, having prostrated', 'kṛṣṇam': 'Kṛṣṇa (addressed as the revered guide and ally)', 'prītaḥ': 'pleased, delighted, full of joy', 'arjunaḥ': 'Arjuna (Pāṇḍava hero)', 'kāñcana': 'golden', 'citra-mālī': 'wearing a variegated/splendid garland', 'uvāca': 'said, spoke', 'kopaṃ': 'anger, wrath', 'pratisaṃhara': 'withdraw, restrain, rein in', 'iti': 'thus', 'gatiḥ': 'refuge, course, ultimate recourse/support', 'bhavān': 'you (honorific)', 'keśava': 'Keśava (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)', 'pāṇḍavānām': 'of the Pāṇḍavas'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna
• Pāṇḍavas
• golden garland (kāñcanacitrāmālā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a righteous war, anger must be restrained; power and action should remain under the governance of dharma. Arjuna’s reverent plea highlights self-control as an ethical necessity and recognizes Kṛṣṇa as the stabilizing refuge for right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that as Kṛṣṇa stands up, Arjuna—joyful and adorned with a golden garland—prostrates and urges Kṛṣṇa to withdraw his anger, affirming that Kṛṣṇa is the Pāṇḍavas’ ultimate support and guiding recourse.