Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम् । ग्रहीतुं नाशकच्चैन त॑ त्वं प्रार्थथसे बलात्,वह पराक्रम करके सभी उपायोंसे श्रीकृष्णको पकड़ना चाहता था, परंतु इन्हें कभी पकड़ न सका। उन्हीं श्रीकृष्णको तुम बलपूर्वक अपने वशमें करना चाहते हो!
grahītukāmo vikramya sarvayatnena mādhavam | grahītuṃ nāśakac cainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthathase balāt ||
Vidura sprach: „Mit aller Kraft und mit jedem nur möglichen Mittel suchte er Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) zu ergreifen, doch niemals vermochte er ihn zu fassen. Und du willst nun eben diesen Kṛṣṇa mit bloßer Gewalt unter deine Herrschaft zwingen!“
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns against arrogant reliance on coercion: one cannot subdue the righteous and divinely protected (here, Kṛṣṇa) through brute force. Ethical governance requires restraint, discernment, and respect for dharma rather than prideful compulsion.
In the tense lead-up to war, Vidura rebukes the idea of forcibly controlling or arresting Kṛṣṇa. He points out that even a powerful aggressor who tried with all efforts failed to seize Kṛṣṇa, so attempting to overpower Him now is both futile and morally misguided.