Shloka 5
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
अड्गुष्ठमात्रास्त्रिदशा मुमुचु: पावकार्चिष: । तस्य ब्रह्मा ललाटस्थो रुद्रो वक्षसि चाभवत्
aṅguṣṭhamātrās tridaśā mumucuḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ | tasya brahmā lalāṭastho rudro vakṣasi cābhavat |
অঙ্গুষ্ঠমাত্র ক্ষুদ্র দেবগণ অগ্নিশিখা নিক্ষেপ করতে লাগল। তাঁর ললাটে ব্রহ্মা এবং বক্ষে রুদ্র বিরাজ করছিলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes Kṛṣṇa’s cosmic supremacy: creator (Brahmā) and destroyer (Rudra) are shown as present within him, implying that worldly power and even divine functions operate under the Lord’s higher sovereignty—an ethical reminder that war’s outcomes unfold within a larger moral-cosmic order (dharma), not merely human ambition.
After Kṛṣṇa’s forceful declaration (contextually, confronting opponents and the coming conflict), he gives a thunderous laugh. At that moment, tiny devas, brilliant like lightning, emit flames, and Brahmā and Rudra are seen positioned on his forehead and chest—an awe-inspiring manifestation that signals impending devastation for adversaries and reveals his divine, all-encompassing form.