Shloka 13
Adhyāya 5 (Śānti-parva): Nārada’s account of Karṇa—Jarāsandha encounter and the causal grounds of Karṇa’s fall
रुद्रस्य देवराजस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च । कुबेरद्रोणयोश्वैव कृपस्थ च महात्मन:,इधर, गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुनने रुद्र, देवराज इन्द्र, यम, वरुण, कुबेर, द्रोणाचार्य तथा महात्मा कृपके दिये हुए दिव्यास्त्र प्राप्त कर लिये थे; इसीलिये युद्धमें उन्होंने सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी वैकर्तन कर्णका वध किया
rudrasya devarājasya yamasya varuṇasya ca | kuberadroṇayoś caiva kṛpasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
نارد نے کہا: گاندیو بردار ارجن نے رودر، دیوراج اندَر، یم، ورُن، کوبیر، درون اور مہاتما کرپ کی عطا کردہ دیویہ استر حاصل کیے تھے؛ اسی لیے جنگ میں وہ سورج کی مانند درخشاں ویکرتن کرن کو قتل کرنے میں کامیاب ہوا۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in war is not merely personal strength; it is also the fruit of rightful training, divine sanction, and the disciplined acquisition of knowledge (astras) from worthy sources. When such power is employed in accordance with one’s kṣatriya-duty, it becomes decisive—yet it also implies ethical responsibility for how that power is used.
Nārada explains that Arjuna had received divine missiles from major deities and from his teachers Droṇa and Kṛpa. Because of this arsenal and training, Arjuna could overcome and kill Karṇa, who is described as sun-like in brilliance.