Shloka 36
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
त्वमिमं पुण्डरीकाक्षमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम् । पापै: सहायै: संहत्य निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छसि,'सुनता हूँ, तू अपने पापी सहायकोंसे मिलकर इन दुर्धर्ष एवं दुर्जय वीर कमलनयन श्रीकृष्णको कैद करना चाहता है
tvam imaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣam apradhṛṣyaṃ durāsadam | pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ saṃhatya nigrahītuṃ kilecchasi ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «إذن فأنت—على ما يبدو—تنوي أن تقبض على كريشنا ذي العينين كاللوتس وتقيّده، وهو الذي لا يُنال ولا يُقهر، بأن تتكتّل مع أعوانك الآثمين. إن مجرد هذه الفكرة يكشف عما فيك من عمى أخلاقي وعداءٍ متهوّر للحقّ والدارما.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns the delusion that moral corruption and collective force can successfully overpower a righteous, divinely-protected figure. It frames the plan to ‘restrain’ Kṛṣṇa as ethically tainted (pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ) and strategically futile (apradhṛṣya, durāsada), warning against adharma-driven aggression.
Vaiśampāyana reports a rebuke: someone is being accused of plotting to capture Kṛṣṇa by assembling wicked allies. The speaker highlights Kṛṣṇa’s invincibility and the moral depravity of the conspirators, setting a tone of impending conflict and the failure of unjust schemes.