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THE MAHABHARATA
 
"I have no husbands, no sons, no
kinsmen, no brothers, no father, not even
you, Krishna.
 
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'चतुर्भि: कारणैः कृष्ण त्वया रक्ष्याऽस्मि नित्यशः।
संबन्धाद् गौरवात्सख्यात् प्रभुत्वेनैव केशव ॥'
 
"For four reasons, Krishna, I must be
protected by you always-for kinship, for
honour, for friendship and above all, for
the reason that you are the all-powerful
Lord, Krishna."
 
कृष्णः-
' यत्समर्थ पाण्डवानां तत्करिष्यामि मा शुचः ।
सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि राज्ञां राशी भविष्यसि ॥'
Krishna -
 
"What must be done for the Pandavas,
 
I will do ; grieve not ; I promise you in truth;
you will become the queen of kings.
 
'नैतत्कृच्छ्रमनुप्राप्तो भवान्स्याद् वसुधाधिप ।
यद्यहं द्वारकायां स्यां राजन्सन्निहितः पुरा ॥
(Addressing Yudhisthira) — " King, had
I been present in Dvaraka then, you would
not have come to this pass.