Shloka 24
मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः
Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच अपराधशतं क्षाम्यं मया हास्य पितृष्वस: । पुत्रस्य ते वधाहस्य मा त्वं शोके मन: कृथा:
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | aparādhaśataṃ kṣāmyaṃ mayā hāsya pitṛṣvasaḥ | putrasya te vadhārhasya mā tvaṃ śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ |
Śrī Kṛṣṇa sprach: „O Tante (Schwester meines Vaters)! Selbst wenn dein Sohn wegen seiner Verfehlungen den Tod durch meine Hand verdienen sollte, werde ich ihm dennoch hundert Vergehen vergeben. Lass deinen Geist nicht in Trauer sinken.“
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣamā (forgiveness/forbearance) as an ethical restraint: even when punishment could be justified, one may choose measured mercy—especially to prevent grief and preserve familial and social harmony.
Kṛṣṇa addresses his paternal aunt, reassuring her about her son: even if the son’s misconduct makes him liable to be slain, Kṛṣṇa promises to pardon a hundred offenses and urges her not to succumb to sorrow.