Shloka 486
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
एकासने महात्मानौ निषीदतुरमर्षणौ । अमर्षमें भरे हुए महामना कर्ण और दुर्योधन दोनों एक आसनपर श्रीकृष्णके पास ही बैठे थे
ekāsane mahātmānau niṣīdatūramarṣaṇau | amarṣameṁ bhare hue mahāmanā karṇa aura duryodhana donoṁ ek āsanapar śrīkṛṣṇake pās hī baiṭhe the |
Vaiśampāyana said: The two great men, Karṇa and Duryodhana—both unable to bear affront and filled with smouldering resentment—sat together on a single seat, close by Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—especially resentment and wounded pride (amarṣa)—shape outward political action. Even when seated near Kṛṣṇa, a figure associated with dharma and wise counsel, Karṇa and Duryodhana remain driven by intolerance of perceived insult, suggesting that proximity to wisdom does not help unless one is receptive. Ethically, it warns that anger and pride can solidify alliances that resist reconciliation and propel conflict.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Karṇa and Duryodhana sit together on a single seat near Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The detail underscores their close coordination and shared resolve at a tense moment in Udyoga Parva, where negotiations and counsel are pivotal and the parties’ dispositions foreshadow the coming war.