महाभारत · 7.59.7–8
॥
देवनागरी
ततो युधिष्ठिरस् तेषां शृण्वतां मधुसूदनम् ॥
अब्रवीत् पुण्डरीकाक्षम् आभाष्य मधुरं वचः ॥
एकं त्वां वयम् आश्रित्य सहस्राक्षम् इवामराः ॥
प्रार्थयामो जयं युद्धे शाश्वतानि सुखानि च ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tato yudhiṣṭhiras teṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ madhusūdanam ||
abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣam ābhāṣya madhuraṃ vacaḥ ||
ekaṃ tvāṃ vayam āśritya sahasrākṣam ivāmarāḥ ||
prārthayāmo jayaṃ yuddhe śāśvatāni sukhāni ca ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततः युधिष्ठिरः तेषाम्tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ teṣāmthen Yudhishthira, [while] they; then Yudhishthira, while they
शृण्वताम् मधुसूदनम्śṛṇvatām madhusūdanamwere listening -- to Madhusudana; were listening -- to Madhusudana
अब्रवीत् पुण्डरीकाक्षम्abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣamsaid to the lotus-eyed one; spoke to the lotus-eyed one
आभाष्य मधुरम् वचःābhāṣya madhuram vacaḥaddressing him with sweet words; addressing him with sweet words
एकम् त्वाम् वयम् आश्रित्यekam tvām vayam āśrityarelying on you alone, we; relying on you alone
सहस्राक्षम् इव अमराःsahasrākṣam iva amarāḥas the gods -- on the thousand-eyed one [Indra]; as the gods -- on the thousand-eyed one
प्रार्थयामः जयम् युद्धेprārthayāmaḥ jayam yuddhepray for victory in battle; pray for victory in the fight
शाश्वतानि सुखानि चśāśvatāni sukhāni caand for enduring well-being; and for lasting good
अनुवाद
Then Yudhishthira, as they listened, spoke to the lotus-eyed Madhusudana, addressing him with sweet words: "Relying on you alone, as the gods rely on the thousand-eyed Indra, we pray for victory in battle and for enduring well-being."
संस्करण
1a7a7f07917e · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:36:52 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The heart of the prayer is "ekaṃ tvām vayam āśritya", "relying on you alone": the king places all his hope in Krishna, as the gods rely on Indra. This is sharanagati itself -- surrender to the one Refuge. It is significant that they ask not for victory alone but for "śāśvatāni sukhāni", enduring well-being: the highest request to God is not a temporary success but the eternal. The verse teaches the essence of devotion: to rely on the Lord alone, not on one's own strength or allies; and one who has so surrendered may rightly ask of God not only earthly victory but eternal bliss.