Shloka 32
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
न चाहमुत्सहे कृष्णमृते लोकमुदीक्षितुम् | ततो5हमनुवर्तामि केशवस्य चिकीर्षितम्
na cāham utsahe kṛṣṇam ṛte lokam udīkṣitum | tato 'ham anuvartāmi keśavasya cikīrṣitam ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—কৃষ্ণকে বাদ দিয়ে আমি এই সমগ্র লোকের দিকে চোখ তুলে তাকাতেও সাহস পাই না; তাই কেশব যা করতে চান, আমি তাই অনুসরণ করি।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast dependence on Kṛṣṇa’s guidance: when one recognizes a higher, dharmic intelligence at work, one sets aside ego-driven initiative and aligns one’s actions with that righteous intention.
In the Udyoga Parva context of impending war and high-stakes diplomacy, the speaker expresses an inability to act independently of Kṛṣṇa and declares that he will follow Keśava’s intended course of action.