Shloka 19
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
अहापयन् पाण्डवार्थ यथाव- च्छमं कुरूणां यदि चाचरेयम् | पुण्यं च मे स्थाच्चरितं महात्मन् मुच्येरंश्न कुरवो मृत्युपाशात्
apāyan pāṇḍavārthaṃ yathāvacchamaṃ kurūṇāṃ yadi cācareyam | puṇyaṃ ca me syāc caritaṃ mahātman mucyeran kuravo mṛtyupāśāt ||
O Großherziger! Wenn ich so handeln kann, dass die rechtmäßigen Interessen der Pāṇḍavas nicht behindert werden, und wenn ich einen angemessenen Frieden zwischen den Kurus und den Pāṇḍavas stiften kann, wie es sich geziemt, dann wird dieses mein Tun zu einer großen verdienstvollen Tat. Und auch die Kurus würden aus der Schlinge des Todes befreit.
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seeking a just and fitting peace—without sacrificing rightful claims—is presented as a high dharmic act that generates puṇya and can avert mass destruction (symbolized as release from the ‘noose of death’).
The speaker expresses an intention to mediate: to protect the Pāṇḍavas’ legitimate interests while arranging an appropriate settlement with the Kurus, hoping thereby to prevent the fatal consequences of war.