Shloka 1
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
/ (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३०६३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४७३ श्लोक हैं) नफमशा< (0) अमन न पजञ्चदशो<् ध्याय: भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका अर्जुनसे द्वारका जानेका प्रस्ताव करना जनमेजय उवाच विजिते पाण्डवेयैस्तु प्रशान्ते च द्विजोत्तम | राष्ट्र कि चक्रतुर्वीरी वासुदेवधनंजयौ
Janamejaya uvāca |
Vijite pāṇḍaveyais tu praśānte ca dvijottama |
Rāṣṭre kiṁ cakratuḥ vīrau vāsudeva-dhanañjayau ||
Janamejaya thưa: “Bạch bậc hiền triết tối thượng trong hàng ‘nhị sinh’, khi các con của Pāṇḍu đã giành thắng lợi và thái bình đã được lập khắp vương quốc, thì hai vị anh hùng ấy—Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) và Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—đã làm gì tiếp theo?”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical-political transition: after rightful victory, the priority becomes praśānti—stabilizing the realm and restoring order. It highlights that dharma is not only winning a war but also establishing peace and responsible governance afterward.
Janamejaya asks the narrator (addressed as dvijottama) what Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna did once the Pāṇḍavas had secured victory and the kingdom had become peaceful, setting up the next events of the Aśvamedhika Parva.