Shloka 27
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
महाबाहो! मेरे प्राणोंपर संकट आ जाय तब भी मैं धर्मराजका अप्रिय नहीं कर सकता; फिर द्वारका जानेके लिये उनका दिल दुखाऊँ, यह तो हो ही कैसे सकता है? ।।
mahābāho! me prāṇeṣu saṅkaṭam āyātām api ahaṃ dharmarājasya apriyaṃ kartuṃ na śaknomi; punaḥ dvārakāṃ gantum tasya hṛdayaṃ duḥkhayeyaṃ—etat kathaṃ nu sambhavet? sarvaṃ tv idam ahaṃ pārtha tvat-prīti-hita-kāmyayā bravīmi satyaṃ kauravya na mithyā etat kathaṃcana. kurunandana! kuntīkumāra! ahaṃ satyaṃ vadāmi; mayā yat kiṃcit kṛtaṃ vā uktaṃ vā tat sarvaṃ tava prasādārthaṃ tava hitadṛṣṭyā ca kṛtam; etat kathaṃcana mithyā na bhavati.
风神伐由说道：“噢，臂力无双者，即便我的性命陷于危难，我也不能做令法王（Dharmarāja）不悦之事。那么，我又怎能只为前往德瓦拉迦而刺痛他的心？噢，帕尔塔，我以真实告你，噢，俱卢的后裔：我所说的一切，皆出于愿你欢喜、愿你得益之心。噢，俱卢之喜、昆蒂之子，我说的是实话——凡我所行所言，皆为使你称心、并以你的福祉为念；绝无虚妄。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthful speech and ethical loyalty are presented as non-negotiable: even personal aims (like going to Dvārakā) should not be pursued by causing grief to a righteous elder (Dharmarāja). Good intent (hita-kāmyā) and truth (satya) must govern one’s words and actions.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna, assuring him that nothing he has said or done is meant to harm or mislead. He emphasizes that he cannot act against Yudhiṣṭhira’s wishes or cause him sorrow, and that his counsel is offered solely for Arjuna’s welfare and satisfaction.