Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
बैठ जानेपर वहाँ मैंने पादपीठसे हटाये हुए अर्जुनके दोनों सुन्दर चरणोंको (ध्यानपूर्वक) देखा। उनके तलुओंमें ऊर्ध्वगामिनी रेखाएँ दृष्टिगोचर हो रही थीं और वे दोनों पैर शुभसूचक विविध लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न थे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | upaviṣṭe tatra mayā pādapīṭhād apasāritau arjunasya ubhau sundarau caraṇau dhyānapūrvakaṁ dṛṣṭau | tayoḥ talayoḥ ūrdhvagāminyo rekhā dṛśyante sma, ubhau ca pādau śubhasūcakair vividhair lakṣaṇaiḥ sampannau || śyāmau bṛhantau taruṇau śālaskandhāv ivodgatau | ekāsanagatau dṛṣṭvā bhayaṁ māṁ mahad āviśat ||
三阇耶说道：他们就座之后，我细细端详阿周那那双秀美的足——已从脚凳上收回。其足底可见向上延伸的纹理，双足又具种种吉相。继而我看见奎师那与阿周那——肤色黝黑，体魄雄阔，年少而峻拔，如娑罗树之高干——同坐一座；一见此景，巨大的恐惧便攫住了我的心。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how outward signs (auspicious marks, shared seat, heroic stature) are read as indicators of destiny and moral consequence. Sañjaya’s fear reflects the ethical weight of the coming conflict: when extraordinary power and purpose align, the stakes for dharma and adharma become immense.
Sañjaya reports what he sees: Arjuna’s feet with auspicious markings, and then Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sitting together on one seat, both appearing powerful and youthful. This sight fills Sañjaya with dread, foreshadowing the decisive role of their unity in the impending war.