Shloka 49
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
वरुणो निर्जितो राजा पावकश्नामितौजसा । पारिजातं च हरता जित: साक्षाच्छचीपति:,अमित तेजस्वी श्रीकृष्णने राजा वरुणपर विजय पायी है। इन्होंने अग्निदेवको भी पराजित किया है और पारिजातहरण करते समय साक्षात् शचीपति इन्द्रको भी जीता है
varuṇo nirjito rājā pāvakaś cāmitaujasaḥ | pārijātaṃ ca haratā jitaḥ sākṣāc chacīpatiḥ ||
Vidura declares Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s proven supremacy through celebrated deeds: he overcame King Varuṇa, subdued Agni (the Fire-god) despite his immeasurable might, and—when carrying off the celestial Pārijāta tree—defeated even Indra himself, the lord of Śacī. The ethical force of the statement is to remind the Kuru court that opposing such a protector of dharma is not merely imprudent but morally misguided, for Kṛṣṇa’s power is aligned with righteous purpose and has already prevailed over divine adversaries.
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