Shloka 37
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
(कृत्यया55नाय्यकथितं यत् तस्यां निशि दानवै: ।) न चाचचक्षे कस्मैचिदेतद् राजा सुयोधन:,दानवोंने रातमें कृत्याद्वारा अपने यहाँ बुलाकर जो बातें कही थीं, उन्हें राजा दुर्योधनने किसीपर भी प्रकट नहीं किया
kṛtyayā nāyyakathitaṃ yat tasyāṃ niśi dānavaiḥ | na cācacakṣe kasmaicid etad rājā suyodhanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Whatever the Dānavas had conveyed to him that night—after summoning him through the agency of the kṛtyā—King Suyodhana did not disclose any of it to anyone.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of secret, occult-driven counsel: when a ruler relies on dubious means and then conceals the resulting advice, he moves away from transparent, accountable governance associated with dharma.
Duryodhana (Suyodhana) is contacted at night through a kṛtyā, and the Dānavas speak to him. He keeps what they said entirely secret and does not reveal it to anyone.