Shloka 41
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
गान्धार्या: क्रोधदीप्ताया: प्रशमार्थमरिंदम । तब राजा युधिष्ठिरने वहाँ समयोचित कार्यका विचार किया और कहा--'शत्रुदमन माधव! एक बार क्रोधसे जलती हुई गान्धारी देवीको शान्त करनेके लिये आपका हस्तिनापुरमें जाना उचित जान पड़ता है ।।
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca — gāndhāryāḥ krodha-dīptāyāḥ praśamārtham ariṃdama | tadā rājā yudhiṣṭhiro ’tra samayocita-kāryaṃ vicārya uvāca— “śatrudamana mādhava! ekavāraṃ krodhena jvalantīṃ gāndhārīṃ devīṃ śāntayituṃ tava hastināpure gamanaṃ yuktam iva pratibhāti” || hetu-kāraṇa-yuktaiś ca vākyaiḥ kāla-samīritaiḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „O Mādhava, Bezwinger der Feinde! Um Königin Gāndhārī zu besänftigen, die vor Zorn in Flammen steht, scheint es angemessen, dass du nach Hastināpura gehst.“ In jenem Augenblick erwog König Yudhiṣṭhira, was die Zeit verlangte, und redete mit begründeten Worten, der Dringlichkeit der Stunde gemäß.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely dharma in governance includes de-escalation: when grief and anger threaten further harm, a wise leader seeks pacification through reasoned counsel and the right mediator, rather than force or pride.
After the war, Gāndhārī is consumed by anger and grief. Yudhiṣṭhira judges that the situation requires immediate, appropriate action and urges Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) to go to Hastināpura to calm her with well-reasoned, time-suited words.