Mahabharata · 7.56.22–23
॥
Devanāgarī
सो ऽहं श्वस् तत् करिष्यामि यथा कुन्तीसुतो ऽर्जुनः ॥
अप्राप्ते ऽस्तं दिनकरे हनिष्यति जयद्रथम् ॥
न हि दारा न मित्राणि ज्ञातयो न च बान्धवाः ॥
कश् चिन् नान्यः प्रियतरः कुन्तीपुत्रान् ममार्जुनात् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so 'haṃ śvas tat kariṣyāmi yathā kuntīsuto 'rjunaḥ ||
aprāpte 'staṃ dinakare haniṣyati jayadratham ||
na hi dārā na mitrāṇi jñātayo na ca bāndhavāḥ ||
kaś cin nānyaḥ priyataraḥ kuntīputrān mamārjunāt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः अहम् श्वः तत् करिष्यामिsaḥ aham śvaḥ tat kariṣyāmiI will do that tomorrow; I will act so tomorrow
यथा कुन्तीसुतः अर्जुनःyathā kuntīsutaḥ arjunaḥso that Kunti's son Arjuna; so that Kaunteya Arjuna
अप्राप्ते अस्तम् दिनकरेaprāpte astam dinakarebefore the sun sets; before sunset
हनिष्यति जयद्रथम्haniṣyati jayadrathamwill slay Jayadratha; will kill Jayadratha
न हि दाराः न मित्राणिna hi dārāḥ na mitrāṇifor neither wives nor friends; for neither wives nor friends
ज्ञातयः न च बान्धवाःjñātayaḥ na ca bāndhavāḥnor kinsmen, nor relatives; nor kinsmen, nor relatives
कः चित् न अन्यः प्रियतरःkaḥ cit na anyaḥ priyataraḥno one else is dearer; no one else is dearer
कुन्तीपुत्रात् मम अर्जुनात्kuntīputrāt mama arjunātto me than Kunti's son Arjuna; to me than Kaunteya Arjuna
Translation
"Tomorrow I will act so that Kunti's son Arjuna slays Jayadratha before the sun sets. For neither wives, nor friends, nor kinsmen, nor relatives — no one else is dearer to me than Kunti's son Arjuna."
Version
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The Lord reveals His heart: "kaś cin na anyaḥ priyataraḥ... mama arjunāt" — no one, neither wives nor kin, is dearer to Him than Arjuna. This is the secret of bhakti: God is bound to His devotee by a love beyond all other ties. And from this love comes resolve: "śvas tat kariṣyāmi," "tomorrow I will act so." It is telling that Krishna takes on the fulfillment of a man's vow out of love, not out of duty. The verse teaches the very core of devotion: the devotee is dearer to the Lord than everything, and for his sake God Himself enters into the task; His love for His servant is the very foundation of every victory granted.