एवं कथयतां तेषां जयम् आशंसतां प्रभो ॥
कृच्छ्रेण महता राजन् रजनी व्यत्यवर्तत ॥
तस्यां रजन्यां मध्ये तु प्रतिबुद्धो जनार्दनः ॥
स्मृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां पार्थस्य दारुकं प्रत्यभाषत ॥
अर्जुनेन प्रतिज्ञातम् आर्तेन हतबन्धुना ॥
जयद्रथं हनिष्यामि श्वोभूत इति दारुक ॥
evaṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayam āśaṃsatāṃ prabho ||
kṛcchreṇa mahatā rājan rajanī vyatyavartata ||
tasyāṃ rajanyāṃ madhye tu pratibuddho janārdanaḥ ||
smṛtvā pratijñāṃ pārthasya dārukaṃ pratyabhāṣata ||
arjunena pratijñātam ārtena hatabandhunā ||
jayadrathaṃ haniṣyāmi śvobhūta iti dāruka ||
Thus, O lord, for those who conversed, hoping for victory, the night passed with great difficulty, O king. At midnight of that night, Janardana, having awoken and remembering Partha's vow, said to Daruka: "Arjuna, distressed, whose kinsman was slain, has promised: 'Tomorrow I will slay Jayadratha,' O Daruka."
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While the camp lies in a heavy, wakeful vigil, the Lord is the first to be awake: "rajanyāṃ madhye pratibuddhaḥ," "awoke at midnight" — and His first thought is of His friend's vow. It is telling that Krishna's care outpaces the dawn: He rises to arrange Arjuna's victory while others are merely worn out with anxiety. "Smṛtvā pratijñāṃ pārthasya," "remembering Partha's vow" — God remembers His devotee's word as His own. The verse teaches that the Lord keeps watch over His own even in the dead of night: while devotees are anxious, He is already acting, and their hope rests on His care.