न च तद वाक्यम उक्तं वै केशवः परत्यपद्यत न चाहम उत्सहे कृष्णं विना सथातुम अपि कषणम ।। ५-७-२५ ।।
‘Again and again did I emphasize the equality of my ties with both parties. Yet Krishna did not accept the opinion I expressed then — and I, for my part, cannot part from him even for a single moment.’ ।। 5-7-25 ।।