Shloka 24
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
मदद्वितीयं पुनः पार्थ कः प्रार्थयितुमिच्छति । यो न कालपरीतो वाप्यपि साक्षात् पुरंदर:
mad-dvitīyaṁ punaḥ pārtha kaḥ prārthayitum icchati | yo na kāla-parīto vāpy api sākṣāt purandaraḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“噢，帕尔塔！当我作为你的第二助力立于你侧，还有谁愿意挑战你？谁——除非已被时间的裁决四面围困——会想与阿周那交战，纵使那人是破城者因陀罗（Purandara）本尊？”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that when righteous strength is backed by divine support, opposition becomes futile; only one driven by Kāla (destiny/death) would choose such a confrontation. It frames war not merely as human contest but as morally and cosmically conditioned.
Vāyu speaks in praise of Arjuna’s invincibility, declaring that with Vāyu as his ally, no sensible warrior—even Indra—would wish to fight him unless compelled by the overpowering force of Time (Kāla).