Mahabharata 7.85.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 85, Shloka 20
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
इत्युक्त: पुण्डरीकाक्षो धर्मराजेन संसदि । तोयमेघस्वनो वागम्मी प्रत्युवाच युधिछ्िरम्
ity uktaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣo dharmarājena saṃsadi | toyameghasvano vācam ī pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Sañjaya dijo: Cuando Dharma-rāja Yudhiṣṭhira habló así en la asamblea real, Kṛṣṇa, el de ojos de loto (Puṇḍarīkākṣa), célebre por la excelencia de su palabra, respondió a Yudhiṣṭhira con una voz profunda, resonante como nube cargada de lluvia.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the gravity of ethical counsel: in a public assembly, a righteous king’s question receives a measured, authoritative response from Kṛṣṇa, whose deep, steady voice symbolizes composure and moral weight amid crisis.
After Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in the court/assembly, Kṛṣṇa—addressed by the epithet Puṇḍarīkākṣa—begins his reply, described as resonant like a rain-cloud, signaling the start of significant guidance or instruction.
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