Shloka 39
संजय उवाच इत्युक्ते धर्मराजेन वासुदेवो<ब्रवीदिदम् । काममस्त्वेतदिति वै कृच्छाद् यदुकुलोद्धह:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! धर्मराजके ऐसा कहनेपर यदुकुलश्रेष्ठ भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने बड़े कष्टसे यह कहा कि “अच्छा, ऐसा ही सही”
sañjaya uvāca | ity ukte dharmarājena vāsudevo 'bravīd idam | kāmam astv etad iti vai kṛcchrād yadukuloddhahaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: When Dharmarāja had spoken thus, Vāsudeva—Kṛṣṇa, foremost of the Yadu line—replied with difficulty, “So be it; let it be as you wish.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a wise guide may assent only with inner strain when a request, though acceptable in form, carries heavy ethical consequences. The verse highlights that dharma is not always emotionally effortless; sometimes right action involves reluctant acceptance shaped by duty and circumstance.
After Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) speaks—making a request or proposal—Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), described as the foremost of the Yadus, responds. He agrees, but the word kṛcchrāt indicates he does so with difficulty, suggesting the situation is morally or strategically weighty.