Shloka 1
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १६ “लोक मिलाकर कुल १०६ ३“लोक हैं।] #सस्न का तन (0) अनजाने एकनवतितमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णका दुर्योधनके घर जाना एवं उसके निमन्त्रणको अस्वीकार करके विदुरजीके घरपर भोजन करना वैशम्पायन उवाच पृथामामन्त्रय गोविन्द: कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् । दुर्योधनगृहं शौरिर्भ्यगच्छदरिंदम:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले शूरनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण कुन्तीकी परिक्रमा करके एवं उनकी आज्ञा ले दुर्योधनके घर गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pṛthām āmantrya govindaḥ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam | duryodhana-gṛhaṃ śaurir abhyagacchad arindamaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having taken leave of Pṛthā (Kuntī) and, in reverence, circumambulated her, Govinda—Śauri, the subduer of foes—set out and went to Duryodhana’s house.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when confronting injustice, one should proceed with dharma: honor elders and social obligations, and attempt direct, principled dialogue with the opposing side before accepting the inevitability of conflict.
Kṛṣṇa respectfully takes Kuntī’s leave, circumambulates her, and then goes as an envoy to Duryodhana’s residence, initiating the next phase of peace-efforts in the Udyoga Parva.