Shloka 17
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
उभयो: साधयजन्नर्थमहमागत इत्युत । तत्र यत्नमहं कृत्वा गच्छेयं नृष्ववाच्यताम्,मैं दोनों पक्षोंका स्वार्थ सिद्ध करनेके लिये ही यहाँ आया हूँ। इसके लिये पूरा प्रयत्न कर लेनेपर मैं लोगोंमें निन््दाका पात्र नहीं बनूँगा
ubhayor sādhayann artham aham āgata ity uta | tatra yatnam ahaṁ kṛtvā gaccheyaṁ nṛṣu avācyatām ||
“I have come,” he said, “for the sake of securing the rightful interests of both sides. If, in that matter, I exert myself to the utmost, I shall depart without becoming an object of reproach among men.”
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should undertake mediation or public duty with sincere, complete effort aimed at fairness to all sides; moral accountability lies in earnest endeavor aligned with dharma, so that one is not justly blamed by society.
A speaker explains his purpose in coming as a mediator: to secure the interests of both parties. He adds that if he makes every possible effort in this task, he can leave with a clear conscience and without incurring public reproach.