Shloka 33
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
श्रीकृष्णके निकट आनेपर उनके रथका मेघगर्जनाके समान गम्भीर घोष सुनकर सभी नरेश रोमांचित हो उठे। सभाके द्वारपर पहुँचकर सर्वयादवशिरोमणि भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने कैलासशिखरके समान समुज्ज्वल रथसे नीचे उतरकर नूतन मेघके समान श्याम तथा तेजसे प्रज्वलित-सी होनेवाली इन्द्रभवनतुल्य उस कौरव-सभाके भीतर प्रवेश किया ॥। ३० -३२ ।। पाणोौ गृहीत्वा विदुरं सात्यकिं च महायशा: । ज्योतींष्यादित्यवद् राजन् कुरून् प्राच्छादयज्छ़िया,राजन! जैसे सूर्य अपनी प्रभासे आकाशके तारोंको तिरोहित कर देते हैं, उसी प्रकार महायशस्वी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण अपनी दिव्य कान्तिसे कौरवोंको आच्छादित करते हुए विदुर और सात्यकिका हाथ पकड़े सभामें आये
pāṇau gṛhītvā viduraṃ sātyakiṃ ca mahāyaśāḥ | jyotīṃṣy ādityavad rājan kurūn prācchādayac chriyā ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: O King, the illustrious Śrī Kṛṣṇa entered the Kuru assembly holding Vidura and Sātyaki by the hand. As the sun outshines and makes the stars vanish from sight, so did Kṛṣṇa, by his divine splendor, seem to cover and eclipse the Kurus—an image that underscores both his moral authority and the gravity of the peace-mission amid the looming war.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the sun-and-stars simile to convey moral and spiritual supremacy: true authority arises from śrī (divine radiance/virtue) that naturally eclipses lesser powers. In the ethical context of Udyoga Parva, Kṛṣṇa’s presence signals dharma-guided counsel meant to restrain pride and avert unjust war.
Kṛṣṇa arrives in the Kuru court during the tense pre-war negotiations. Holding Vidura and Sātyaki by the hand, he enters the assembly, and his brilliance is described as overwhelming the gathered Kurus, like the sun outshining the stars.