Shloka 21
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
ये चापि निधन प्राप्ता: संग्रामेष्वपलायिन: । ते तत् सदनमासाद्य मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ,भरतर्षभ! जो लोग संग्राममें पीठ न दिखाकर वहीं मृत्युका वरण कर लेते हैं, वे भी देवराज इन्द्रकी उस सभामें जाकर वहाँ आनन्दका उपभोग करते हैं
ye cāpi nidhana-prāptāḥ saṅgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ | te tat sadanam āsādya modante bharatarṣabha ||
婆罗多族中的雄牛啊！凡在战阵中战死而不背身逃遁、不退避者，亦能抵达那同一座天界殿堂，并在其中欢喜受乐。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in battle—refusing to flee and accepting death with courage—is presented as a dharmic kṣatriya ideal that leads to honor and a blessed destination, symbolized by reaching Indra’s celestial assembly and rejoicing there.
Nārada continues describing the glory of Indra’s sabhā and who attains it, stating that warriors who die in combat without retreat also arrive at that hall and enjoy happiness there.