Shloka 12
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
मेरे पास यह एक अत्यन्त तेजस्वी निर्मल मणि है, जो दिन तथा रातमें भी प्रकाशित होती है, इसे भी मैं श्रीकृष्णको ही दूँगा; क्योंकि वे ही इसके योग्य हैं ।।
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | mama pāśe eko 'tyanta-tejasvī nirmalo maṇir asti, yaḥ divāniśam api prakāśate; tam api śrīkṛṣṇāyaiva dāsyāmi, yataḥ sa eva tasya yogyaḥ || ekenābhipataty ahlā yojanāni caturdaśa | yānam aścatārī-yuktaṃ dāsye tasmai tad apy aham ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra sprach: „Ich besitze einen überaus strahlenden, makellosen Edelstein, der selbst bei Tag und bei Nacht leuchtet. Auch diesen werde ich allein Śrī Kṛṣṇa geben, denn nur er ist seiner würdig. Ferner habe ich einen Wagen, mit Maultieren bespannt, der an einem einzigen Tag vierzehn Yojanas zurücklegt; auch diesen Wagen werde ich ihm darbringen.“
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea of yogyatā (worthiness): truly valuable offerings should be directed to one who can rightly receive them. At the same time, it implicitly contrasts external honor (gifts) with the deeper ethical demand of dharma—right action and just decisions cannot be replaced by material generosity.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks of presenting Kṛṣṇa with prestigious gifts—a luminous jewel and a swift mule-yoked chariot—signaling respect and an attempt at conciliation or appeasement as tensions between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas escalate.