Shloka 136
उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas
व्यंसितो व्रीडितो राजन् नाजगाम स कुण्डिनम् । राजन! योगेश्वर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके पास पहुँचकर उनसे पराजित होनेके कारण लज्जित हो वह पुनः कुण्डिनपुरको नहीं लौटा
vyaṃsito vrīḍito rājan nājagāma sa kuṇḍinam |
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, shamed and humiliated by his defeat, he did not return to Kuṇḍina. Having approached Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Yoga, and being overcome by the disgrace of being bested, he stayed away instead of going back.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological consequence of defeat: wounded pride and shame can drive a person to avoidance rather than accountability. It implicitly warns that honor should be grounded in dharma and self-mastery, not merely in victory.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a certain person—after approaching Śrī Kṛṣṇa and being defeated—felt deep humiliation and therefore did not return to Kuṇḍina (Kuṇḍinapura).