रणे वृष्णिप्रवीराणां द्वाव् एवातिरथौ स्मृतौ ॥
प्रद्युम्नश् च महाबाहुस् त्वं च सात्वत विश्रुतः ॥
अस्त्रे नारायणसमः संकर्षणसमो बले ॥
वीरतायां नरव्याघ्र धनंजयसमो ह्य् असि ॥
भीष्मद्रोणाव् अतिक्रम्य सर्वयुद्धविशारदम् ॥
त्वाम् अद्य पुरुषव्याघ्रं लोके सन्तः प्रचक्षते ॥
नासाध्यं विद्यते लोके सात्यकेर् इति माधव ॥
तत् त्वां यद् अभिवक्ष्यामि तत् कुरुष्व महाबल ॥
संभावना हि लोकस्य तव पार्थस्य चोभयोः ॥
नान्यथा तां महाबाहो संप्रकर्तुम् इहार्हसि ॥
raṇe vṛṣṇipravīrāṇāṃ dvāv evātirathau smṛtau ||
pradyumnaś ca mahābāhus tvaṃ ca sātvata viśrutaḥ ||
astre nārāyaṇasamaḥ saṃkarṣaṇasamo bale ||
vīratāyāṃ naravyāghra dhanaṃjayasamo hy asi ||
bhīṣmadroṇāv atikramya sarvayuddhaviśāradam ||
tvām adya puruṣavyāghraṃ loke santaḥ pracakṣate ||
nāsādhyaṃ vidyate loke sātyaker iti mādhava ||
tat tvāṃ yad abhivakṣyāmi tat kuruṣva mahābala ||
saṃbhāvanā hi lokasya tava pārthasya cobhayoḥ ||
nānyathā tāṃ mahābāho saṃprakartum ihārhasi ||
"In battle, among the heroes of Vrishni, only two are renowned as atirathas: the mighty-armed Pradyumna and you, O Satvata, renowned one. In weaponry equal to Narayana, in strength equal to Sankarshana, in heroism, O tiger among men, you are equal to Dhananjaya. Having surpassed Bhishma and Drona, you, skilled in every battle, a tiger among men, are now proclaimed by the virtuous throughout the world. 'There is nothing unattainable in the world for Satyaki' — so they say, O Madhava. What I shall say to you, that accomplish, O mighty one. For the esteem of the world rests upon you and upon Partha, upon both — you must here vindicate it in no other way, O mighty-armed one."
e36b884e61a6 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:02:23 PM UTC
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Praise rises to its peak: Satyaki is equal to Narayana in weaponry, to Sankarshana in strength, to Arjuna in valor. But behind the praise stands a call to vindicate 'saṃbhāvanā lokasya', the world's trust and esteem. It is telling that glory imposes a duty: the higher one is honored, the more is expected. The verse teaches that good renown is not a crown for repose but a burden of responsibility; whom the world honors as great is bound to confirm that honor through the greatness of his deeds, for undeserved esteem turns into reproach.