Shloka 4
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
ततस्तु स्वरसम्पन्ना बहव: सूतमागधा: । शड्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषै: केशवं प्रत्यवोधयन्,तदनन्तर मधुर स्वरसे युता बहुत-से सूत और मागध शंख और दुन्दुभियोंके घोषसे भगवान् श्रीकृष्णको जगाने लगे
tatastu svarasampannā bahavaḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ | śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaiḥ keśavaṃ pratyabodhayan ||
Then, many bards—Sūtas and Māgadhas—endowed with sweet and well-trained voices, awakened Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) with the resounding blasts of conches and the booming of kettledrums.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the linkage between personal readiness and public responsibility: leaders are ceremonially roused by society’s voices and instruments, signaling that decisive action—especially in times of looming conflict—must be met with wakefulness, discipline, and awareness of duty.
Court bards (Sūtas and Māgadhas), using melodious chanting along with the loud sounds of conches and kettledrums, awaken Kṛṣṇa (Keśava), marking the start of an important day in the Udyoga Parva’s preparations and negotiations surrounding the impending war.