Shloka 7
Sañjaya’s Knowledge of Keśava and the Discipline of Indriya-nigraha (संजयस्य केशवज्ञानम्—इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः)
राजन! आप जो बारंबार पाण्डवोंके विषयमें, उनके सार या असारभूत बलको जाननेके लिये मुझसे पूछते रहते हैं, वह सब आप मुझसे संक्षेपमें सुनिये ।।
rājan! āpa yo bārambāra pāṇḍavānāṃ viṣaye, teṣāṃ sāra-vā asāra-bhūtaṃ balaṃ jñātuṃ mama pṛcchasi, tat sarvaṃ mama saṃkṣepataḥ śṛṇu. ekato vā jagat kṛtsnam ekato vā janārdanaḥ | sārato jagataḥ kṛtsnād atirikto janārdanaḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O Hari, paulit-ulit mo akong tinatanong tungkol sa mga Pāṇḍava sapagkat nais mong malaman kung ang kanilang lakas ay may tunay na diwa o anyo lamang; pakinggan mo ang maikling sagot ko. Sa isang panig ay maaaring tumindig ang buong daigdig, at sa kabila si Janārdana lamang; sa tunay na halaga, si Janārdana ay higit kaysa sa buong daigdig.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True power is not measured by numbers or worldly might; the decisive ‘essence’ lies with dharma and the divine support embodied by Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa). Hence, even if the whole world were opposed, Kṛṣṇa’s presence outweighs it in real worth.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra repeatedly presses Sañjaya to assess the Pāṇḍavas’ real strength. Sañjaya replies succinctly with a striking comparison: the entire world on one side and Kṛṣṇa alone on the other—asserting that Kṛṣṇa surpasses all in essential power, implying the Pāṇḍavas’ advantage through him.