“It is the power of my knowledge, the strength of my character, and the energy of my soul.”
"But Vasudeva, your own might is greater than your Narayani army." "You speak rightly, King Duryodhana. In all this world the only weapons as mighty as my Sudarshan Chakra are the trident (trishul) of Mahadeva and the thunderbolt (vajra) of Indra. At its stroke not only men but even the gods are filled with dread.
Chapter 30 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
The Mahabharata is less a story with a moral than a very long argument about how to act. Its characters are given impossible situations and are judged not on the outcome but on the quality of their reasoning and the honesty of their motives.
Krishna's role throughout is the counsellor who refuses easy answers. He does not remove the difficulty; he changes what the person is able to bring to it.