The blessed God said: -
1. O you of long arms; it will be as you say, O Pandava. I shall accomplish what would be for the wellbeing of the Pandavas and for the Kurus.
2. Everything about these two acts (peace and war) is within my power. Land is moistened and purified (i.e. all weeds are rooted out of it) by action.
3. But without rain, O son of Kunti, it cannot be made to yield crops. -In that case (i.e., if there is no rain) it is said that irrigation, which can be done by men, ought to be resorted to.
4. But there even (i.e. even in artificial irrigation) you will surely behold draught brought on by divine agency (if He so wills it). Knowing this to be the case, the great-souled ones of old
5. Have said that human affairs are accomplished both by divine providence and by exertion on the part of man. This shall do only that which is capable of being done by human beings.
6. What can be done only by divine agency can never be done by me. That wicked-minded one acts without any regard to righteousness or to the world.
7. And he does not regret for doing that sort of acts; and his inclinations which are so vicious are supported by his advisers.
8. (Who are) Shakuna, the sun of Suta (Karna) and his brother Dushasana? He will not affect peace by giving up (any portion of) the kingdom.
9. Without the slaying of Suyodhana, and his kinsmen, O son of Pritha, he does not desire to give up (the kingdom) -not even by our surrendering to him, O virtuous king. That evil-minded one will not give you the kingdom by your asking for it.
10. I think that Yudhisthira’s message ought to be conveyed to him; what is necessary and proper has already been said by the virtuous king, O Bharata.
11. The one who is such vicious inclinations will not do even that in its entirety, O son of Kuru; and he, refusing compliance with that will deserve death in this world.
12. (In that case) he would deserve death at my hands and at the hands of the entire world. By him you all in your youth were ever persecuted.
13. (And since) your kingdom has been wrested by means of deceit by that evil-souled one, who would not obtain peace at seeing prosperity in Yudhisthira.
14. I, too, O son of Pritha, was sought to be withdrawn from your side by that vicious one; but that evil counsel of his was not accepted by me.
15. You, too, know, O you of long arms, his dearly cherished intentions and purposes; and that the good of the king of virtue is ever desired to be accomplished by me.
16. Knowing then his purposes and my dearly cherished intentions, why do you, O Arjuna, seem to be afraid of me, as if you did not know them.
17. The one prime object, that has been ordained in Heaven, is known to you. How then can your advice of peace with the enemy be followed?
18. Whatever is capable of being done by me -by speech or by deed, O Pandava, shall be done by me» O son of Pritha; but do not expect peace with the enemy;
19. Why was not this very peace, which is so beneficial, proposed by Bhishma and humbly besought by him at the time of attacking the cattle of Virata, which is now a year since, concluded?
20. At that moment have they been vanquished, when their defeat has been determined on by you. Suyodhana is not satisfied at the prospect of parting with a small part of his kingdom for even a very brief period.
21. The instructions of the king of virtue will always be attended to fay me; and the wicked acts of that evil-souled one will hare again to be considered by me.
Thus ends the seventy-ninth chapter, the speech of Krishna, in the Bhagavat-Yana of the Udyoga Parva.