Shloka 10
Adhyāya 5 (Śānti-parva): Nārada’s account of Karṇa—Jarāsandha encounter and the causal grounds of Karṇa’s fall
विमुक्त: कुण्डलाभ्यां च सहजेन च वर्मणा । निहतो विजयेनाजौ वासुदेवस्य पश्यत:,इस प्रकार जन्मके साथ ही उत्पन्न हुए कवच और कुण्डलोंसे हीन हो जानेपर कर्णको अर्जुनने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके देखते-देखते मारा था
vimuktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca sahajena ca varmaṇā | nihato vijayenājau vāsudevasya paśyataḥ ||
نارد نے کہا—جب کرن اپنے پیدائشی کُنڈلوں اور فطری کَوَچ سے محروم ہو گیا تو میدانِ جنگ میں ‘وجے’ (ارجن) کے ہاتھوں مارا گیا—اور واسودیو (شری کرشن) دیکھتے رہے۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral choices (such as giving away one’s protections) can carry grave consequences in a world governed by dharma, fate, and conflict; virtue and vulnerability may coexist, and even righteous outcomes can involve tragic costs.
Nārada summarizes a key moment from the Kurukṣetra war: Karṇa, having lost his inborn armor and earrings, is killed by Arjuna in battle, with Kṛṣṇa present as witness and charioteer—underscoring both human agency and the larger divine-framed unfolding of events.