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संप्रेक्ष्य समरे भीमं रक्षसा ग्रस्तम् अन्तिकात् ॥
वासुदेवो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं घटोत्कचम् इदं तदा ॥
पश्य भीमं महाबाहो रक्षसा ग्रस्तम् अन्तिकात् ॥
पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तव चैव महाद्युते ॥
स कर्णं त्वं समुत्सृज्य राक्षसेन्द्रम् अलायुधम् ॥
जहि क्षिप्रं महाबाहो पश्चात् कर्णं वधिष्यसि ॥
स वार्ष्णेयवचः श्रुत्वा कर्णम् उत्सृज्य वीर्यवान् ॥
युयुधे राक्षसेन्द्रेण बकभ्रात्रा घटोत्कचः ॥
तयोः सुतुमुलं युद्धं बभूव निशि रक्षसोः ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
saṃprekṣya samare bhīmaṃ rakṣasā grastam antikāt ||
vāsudevo 'bravīd vākyaṃ ghaṭotkacam idaṃ tadā ||
paśya bhīmaṃ mahābāho rakṣasā grastam antikāt ||
paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ tava caiva mahādyute ||
sa karṇaṃ tvaṃ samutsṛjya rākṣasendram alāyudham ||
jahi kṣipraṃ mahābāho paścāt karṇaṃ vadhiṣyasi ||
sa vārṣṇeyavacaḥ śrutvā karṇam utsṛjya vīryavān ||
yuyudhe rākṣasendreṇa bakabhrātrā ghaṭotkacaḥ ||
tayoḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūva niśi rakṣasoḥ ||
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Having seen Bhima in battle, seized point-blank by the rakshasa, Vasudeva [Krishna] then spoke thus to Ghatotkacha: "Look, O mighty-armed one, at Bhima, seized point-blank by the rakshasa, before the eyes of all the armies and yours, O greatly radiant one. Abandon Karna and slay quickly, O mighty-armed one, the lord of the rakshasas, Alayudha; afterward you will slay Karna." He, having heard the word of the Varshneya [Krishna], the valiant Ghatotkacha abandoned Karna and fought with the lord of the rakshasas, the brother of Baka.
a6a2b466af29 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:58:10 PM UTC
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Krishna draws Ghatotkacha away from Karna to save the father: saving a kinsman matters more than finishing a glorious duel. It is telling that Ghatotkacha obeys without hesitation — love for his father outweighs martial ambition. The verse teaches that in the hierarchy of duty, love for kin and the rescue of a loved one stand above personal glory; and one who leaves a brilliant battle to save his father shows not weakness but the highest loyalty.