Shloka 3
कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura
धर्मशास्त्रातिगो मूढो दुरात्मा प्रग्रह॑ गत: । अनेय: श्रेयसां मन्दो धार्तराष्ट्रो जनार्दन
dharmaśāstrātigo mūḍho durātmā pragrahaṃ gataḥ | aneyaḥ śreyasāṃ mando dhārtarāṣṭro janārdana |
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „O Janārdana! Der Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) ist verblendet und von böser Gesinnung; er hat die Grenzen der Dharma-Śāstras überschritten und ist in den Griff eigensinniger Selbstherrlichkeit geraten. Er ist träge darin, das wahrhaft Heilsame zu wählen, und lässt sich nicht auf den Weg des Wohls führen.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that rejecting dharma-śāstra and clinging to obstinate self-will makes a person resistant to guidance; without receptivity to śreyas (true good), ethical correction becomes nearly impossible.
Vaiśaṃpāyana characterizes Duryodhana for Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) as incorrigible—one who disregards dharma and cannot be steered toward a beneficial course—setting the moral tone for the failed peace efforts and the approach of war.