Shloka 57
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
निवर्तयित्वा कुरराष्ट्रवर्धनां- सतत: स सर्वान् विदुरं च वीर्यवान् । जनार्दनो दारुकमाह सत्वर: प्रचोदयाश्चवानिति सात्यकि तथा,तदनन्तर पराक्रमी श्रीकृष्णने कौरवराज्यकी वृद्धि करनेवाले उन समस्त पाण्डवों तथा विदुरजीको लौटाकर दारुक तथा सात्यकिसे कहा--“अब घोड़ोंको जोरसे हाँको'
nivartayitvā kurarāṣṭravardhanāṃ satataḥ sa sarvān viduraṃ ca vīryavān | janārdano dārukam āha satvaraḥ pracodayāśvān iti sātyakiṃ tathā ||
Darauf ließ der mächtige Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), nachdem er alle Pāṇḍavas—Mehrer der Wohlfahrt des Kuru-Reiches—samt Vidura zur Umkehr bewogen hatte, Dāruka eilends ansprechen und ebenso Sātyaki: „Treib die Pferde an; fahre schnell!“
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Decisive, timely action in the service of dharma: after ensuring the rightful protectors of the realm return, Kṛṣṇa urges swift movement, showing that ethical governance requires both prudence (sending others back) and urgency (acting without delay).
Kṛṣṇa turns back the Pāṇḍavas and Vidura—described as enhancers of the Kuru kingdom’s welfare—and then quickly instructs his charioteer Dāruka, and also Sātyaki, to drive the horses fast, indicating immediate departure or rapid progress.