Shloka 70
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
तत एवमुवाचार्त: क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणम्
tata evam uvācārtaḥ krodha-paryākulekṣaṇam | (śrī-kṛṣṇasya netre krodhena vyāpte bhavataḥ; saḥ phūtkārī sarpa iva dīrgha-niḥśvāsaṃ muñcan) | tasya sakhā arjunaḥ ārta-bhāvena premṇā uvāca— “mahābāho! nivartasva; sva-pratijñāṃ mṛṣā mā kṛthāḥ” |
三阇耶说：当时见他如此——双目为怒火所蔽——克里希纳宛如嘶嘶作响的毒蛇，长长而有力地喘息。就在那一刻，他的挚友阿周那虽忧惧却满怀深情地恳求道：“大臂者啊，回转吧；莫使你自己的誓言落为空言。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow) and the need to restrain anger even in war. Arjuna appeals to Kṛṣṇa’s integrity: righteous action includes keeping one’s word and not letting wrath drive one into a course that compromises dharma.
Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa becoming intensely angry—his gaze disturbed, breathing like a hissing serpent. Seeing this, Arjuna, as Kṛṣṇa’s close friend, speaks affectionately yet urgently, asking him to turn back and not allow his vow to be broken or rendered futile.