Shloka 5
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
कृतो विभेदेन ममोरुमेत्य प्रविश्य कीटस्य तनुं विरूपाम् । ममोसमेत्य प्रबिभेद कीट: सुप्ते गुरौ तत्र शिरो निधाय
sañjaya uvāca | kṛto vibhedena mamorūm etya praviśya kīṭasya tanuṃ virūpām | mamo sametya prabibheda kīṭaḥ supte gurau tatra śiro nidhāya |
سنجے نے کہا—ایک چال سے بدصورت اور ہولناک کیڑے کا جسم اختیار کر کے وہ میری ران کے پاس آیا اور اس میں گھس گیا۔ جب استاد وہاں سر رکھ کر سو رہے تھے تو اس کیڑے نے میرے گوشت کو چھید ڈالا؛ یوں میرے مقصد میں پوشیدہ طور پر رکاوٹ ڈال دی گئی۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how hidden interference and deception can obstruct a seeker’s disciplined pursuit, and it underscores the ethical tension between loyalty to one’s aims and the disruptive actions of others—especially when such actions exploit a vulnerable moment in the teacher–disciple setting.
A worm, assumed through a contrived transformation, approaches and bores into the speaker’s thigh while the guru sleeps with his head resting there. The incident is presented as a deliberate impediment to the speaker’s larger goal of acquiring divine weapons.