Shloka 216
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
सिंहो नागानिव क्रुद्धो गमयेद् यमसादनम् । 'जैसे क्रोधमें भरा हुआ सिंह हाथियोंको नष्ट कर देता है
siṃho nāgān iva kruddho gamayed yamasādanam |
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— যেমন ক্রুদ্ধ সিংহ হাতিদের মৃত্যুর পথে ঠেলে যমধামে পাঠাতে পারে, তেমনি ভগবান শ্রীকৃষ্ণও যদি ইচ্ছা করেন, ক্রোধে উদ্দীপ্ত হয়ে সমস্ত প্রতিপক্ষ যোদ্ধাকে যমলোকের পথে পাঠাতে সক্ষম।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming, deterrent power of a righteous, divinely guided force: like a lion over elephants, Kṛṣṇa’s capability makes violence unnecessary if opponents heed counsel—yet it also warns that unchecked aggression can invite swift destruction.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war tension, the narrator (Vaiśampāyana) uses a vivid simile to convey that if Kṛṣṇa were to become wrathful, the opposing side could be annihilated—framing Kṛṣṇa as a decisive power whose restraint is purposeful.