संजय उवाच
अनुमान्याथ कौन्तेयो मातुलं मद्रकेश्वरम् ॥
निर्जगाम महासैन्याद् भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥
वासुदेवस् तु राधेयम् आहवे ऽभिजगाम वै ॥
तत एनम् उवाचेदं पाण्डवार्थे गदाग्रजः ॥
श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात् किल न योत्स्यसि ॥
अस्मान् वरय राधेय यावद् भीष्मो न हन्यते ॥
हते तु भीष्मे राधेय पुनर् एष्यसि संयुगे ॥
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य साहाय्यं यदि पश्यसि चेत् समम् ॥
कर्ण उवाच
न विप्रियं करिष्यामि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य केशव ॥
त्यक्तप्राणं हि मां विद्धि दुर्योधनहितैषिणम् ॥
संजय उवाच
तच् छ्रुत्वा वचनं कृष्णः संन्यवर्तत भारत ॥
युधिष्ठिरपुरोगैश् च पाण्डवैः सह संगतः ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
anumānyātha kaunteyo mātulaṃ madrakeśvaram ||
nirjagāma mahāsainyād bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ ||
vāsudevas tu rādheyam āhave 'bhijagāma vai ||
tata enam uvācedaṃ pāṇḍavārthe gadāgrajaḥ ||
śrutaṃ me karṇa bhīṣmasya dveṣāt kila na yotsyasi ||
asmān varaya rādheya yāvad bhīṣmo na hanyate ||
hate tu bhīṣme rādheya punar eṣyasi saṃyuge ||
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sāhāyyaṃ yadi paśyasi cet samam ||
karṇa uvāca
na vipriyaṃ kariṣyāmi dhārtarāṣṭrasya keśava ||
tyaktaprāṇaṃ hi māṃ viddhi duryodhanahitaiṣiṇam ||
saṃjaya uvāca
tac chrutvā vacanaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃnyavartata bhārata ||
yudhiṣṭhirapurogaiś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṃgataḥ ||
Having honored his uncle, the lord of the Madras, Kaunteya went forth from the great army accompanied by his brothers. Vasudeva, meanwhile, approached Radheya-Karna on the battlefield and, for the sake of the Pandavas, said to him: "O Karna, I have heard that out of hatred for Bhishma you will not fight. Take our side, son of Radha, until Bhishma is slain. Once Bhishma has fallen, you may come again to the battle and help the son of Dhritarashtra, if you think it right." Karna said: "O Keshava, I will do nothing displeasing to the son of Dhritarashtra. Know that I have already given up my life and seek only Duryodhana's welfare." Having heard these words, Krishna turned back and rejoined the Pandavas, whom Yudhishthira led.
efc52acb9353 · publicado 17 jul 2026, 21:12:34 UTC
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Krishna gives Karna a chance to step away from the unrighteous side, but Karna chooses loyalty to Duryodhana. In this choice lies the tragedy of attachment: nobility of duty toward a friend becomes separated from the higher dharma once that friend stands against Krishna.