Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापर्वनें श्रीकृष्णका बलदेवजीको सान्त्वना देनाविषयक साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
tāṁs tu cintāparān dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān dīnacetasaḥ | provācedaṁ vacaḥ kṛṣṇo meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ ||
ولما رأى كريشنا الباندافا قلوبهم كئيبة وقد استغرقهم القلق، خاطبهم بهذه الكلمات، وهو ذو صوتٍ عميق كدويّ السحاب الرعديّ وقرع طبل الحرب.
युधिछिर उवाच
When righteous agents are overwhelmed by anxiety and dejection after catastrophic events, wise leadership responds with steady, grave counsel—re-centering the mind on duty (dharma), clarity, and purposeful action rather than paralysis by grief.
Kṛṣṇa observes the Pāṇḍavas in a state of worry and despondency and begins to address them. The verse functions as a transition into Kṛṣṇa’s consoling and directive speech in the aftermath of intense conflict.