Shloka 22

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

तैः समेत्य यथान्यायं कुरुभि: कुरुसंसदि । विदुरावसथं रम्यमुपातिष्ठत माधव:,फिर कौरवसभामें यथायोग्य सबसे मिल-जुलकर यदुवंशी श्रीकृष्णने विदुरजीके रमणीय गृहमें पदार्पण किया

Transliteration

taiḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ kurubhiḥ kuru-saṃsadi | vidurāvasathaṃ ramyam upātiṣṭhata mādhavaḥ ||

Translation

Having met the Kurus in due and proper manner in the Kuru assembly, Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) then proceeded to Vidura’s delightful residence.

Word by Word

तैःwith them

समेत्यhaving met / having come together

यथाas / according to

अन्यायम्injustice

कुरुभिःwith the Kurus

कुरु-संसदिin the Kuru assembly

विदुर-अवसथम्Vidura's dwelling/house

रम्यम्beautiful, delightful

उपातिष्ठतapproached / went to

माधवःMādhava (Krishna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Vidura

Kurus

Kuru assembly (Kuru-saṃsad)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within a politically charged royal court, one should act yathā-nyāyam—according to propriety and justice—and seek the company and hospitality of the righteous (Vidura), indicating ethical discernment in social and political choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, after formally meeting the Kurus in their assembly, goes to stay at Vidura’s residence, a narrative move that highlights Vidura’s moral stature and frames Kṛṣṇa’s mission in the court as grounded in dharma-oriented counsel.