Shloka 21
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
लब्धचक्षुषमासीन धृतराष्ट्रं नराधिपा: । विस्मिता ऋषिशभि: सार्ध तुष्ठवुर्मधुसूदनम्
labdhacakṣuṣam āsīnaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ narādhipāḥ | vismitā ṛṣiśabhaiḥ sārdhaṃ tuṣṭuvur madhusūdanam ||
সিংহাসনে উপবিষ্ট ধৃতরাষ্ট্র দৃষ্টিশক্তি ফিরে পেয়েছেন—এ কথা দেখে ঋষিশ্রেষ্ঠদের সঙ্গে সমবেত সকল রাজা বিস্ময়ে অভিভূত হয়ে মধুসূদনের স্তব করতে লাগলেন।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the recognition of divine agency: when an extraordinary change occurs (Dhṛtarāṣṭra regaining sight), even worldly rulers respond with humility and praise. Ethically, it suggests that power and politics are ultimately subordinate to dharma and the higher order that can manifest as grace.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra is seated on his throne, and it becomes known that he has obtained sight. The gathered kings, along with eminent sages, are struck with amazement and begin to extol Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), acknowledging him as the source behind this wondrous event.