Shloka 10
वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः
Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā
उन सबके मनमें दीनता छा गयी थी। सभी किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ एवं अचेत हो रहे थे। अर्जुनकी दशा तो उनसे भी अधिक दयनीय थी। वे उन सभासदोंसे समयोचित वचन बोले -- ९ || शक्रप्रस्थमहं नेष्ये वृष्ण्यन्धकजनं स्वयम् । इदं तु नगरं सर्व समुद्र: प्लावयिष्यति
śakraprastham ahaṁ neṣye vṛṣṇyandhakajanaṁ svayam | idaṁ tu nagaraṁ sarvaṁ samudraḥ plāvayiṣyati ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ako mismo ang mangunguna sa mga tao ng Vṛṣṇi at Andhaka patungong Śakraprastha. Ngunit ang buong lungsod na ito—malapit nang lunurin ng dagat.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in collapse and grief, dharmic action means taking clear responsibility for those who must be protected, while accepting that some outcomes—set in motion by prior causes—cannot be prevented.
After the downfall of the Yādavas, Arjuna addresses the assembly and declares that he will personally escort the remaining Vṛṣṇi-Andhaka people to Śakraprastha, while foretelling that their city (Dvārakā) will be swallowed by the sea.