Shloka 63
रथयूथपयो: पक्षौ कुरुपाण्डववीरयो: । दृष्टवा प्रजापतिं देवा: स्वयम्भुवमचोदयन्,रथयूथपति कर्ण और अर्जुन कौरव तथा पाण्डव दलके प्रमुख वीर थे। उनके विषयमें दो पक्ष देखकर देवताओं ने प्रजापति स्वयम्भू ब्रह्माजीसे पूछा--
rathayūthapayoḥ pakṣau kurupāṇḍavavīrayoḥ | dṛṣṭvā prajāpatiṃ devāḥ svayambhuvam acodayan |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sina Karṇa at Arjuna, ang mga pangunahing pinuno ng mga pangkat ng karwaheng pandigma, ay nakatindig bilang dalawang magkasalungat na pakpak ng mga bayani ng Kuru at Pāṇḍava. Nang makita ng mga diyos ang dalawang panig na nakahanay, lumapit sila kay Prajāpati Svayambhū (Brahmā) at hinimok siyang magsalita—humihingi ng mas mataas na paghatol sa tunggaliang tila nakabalanse ang lakas at ang dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Karṇa–Arjuna confrontation not merely as personal rivalry but as a dharmic and cosmic problem: when two mighty champions embody opposing claims and loyalties, even the gods seek guidance from the creator (Prajāpati) to understand how order (dharma) will be upheld amid destructive war.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa and Arjuna as the principal chariot-leaders representing the two armies’ opposing ‘wings.’ Observing this decisive opposition, the gods approach Brahmā (Svayambhū Prajāpati) and prompt him—introducing a divine consultation that comments on the significance of the impending clash.