Shloka 70
निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas
Vajra-astra deployment
विषहां यन्मया कर्तु कृतमेव निबोध तत् | ततो मामब्रवीद् राजन् प्रहसन् बलवृत्रहा,“तुम उसे देनेकी प्रतिज्ञा करो, तब मैं अपने महान् कार्यको तुम्हें बताऊँगा।” राजन्! यह सुनकर मैंने देवराजसे कहा--'भगवन्! जो कुछ मैं कर सकता हूँ, उसे किया हुआ ही समझिये।” नरेश्वरर तब बल और वृत्रासुरके शत्रु इन्द्रने मुझसे हँसते हुए कहा --
viṣahāṁ yanmayā kartu kṛtameva nibodha tat | tato māmabravīd rājan prahasan balavṛtrahā ||
Wika ni Arjuna: “Unawain ito: anumang magagawa ko ay nagawa ko na.” Pagkaraan, O Hari, si Indra—ang pumatay kina Bala at Vṛtra—ay ngumiti at nagsabi sa akin: “Una, mangako kang ibibigay iyon; saka ko sasabihin ang dakilang gawaing nasa aking isip.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical commitment: before receiving a divine instruction or boon, one is asked to bind oneself by a promise. It underscores accountability—great tasks require prior consent and readiness to bear consequences.
Arjuna reports to the King that he has already done what he could. Indra, smiling, tells Arjuna to first promise to give what is asked; only then will Indra reveal the ‘great task’ he intends to assign.