Shloka 9
सेनापति-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डवसेनायाः कुरुक्षेत्रगमनम्
Decision on Command and the Pandavas’ March to Kurukshetra
पुनर्भेदश्न मे युक्तो यदा साम न गृहाते । कर्मानुकीर्तनं चैव देवमानुषसंहितम्
punarbhedaś ca me yukto yadā sāma na gṛhyate | karmānukīrtanaṃ caiva devamānuṣasaṃhitam ||
Cuando no fue aceptada mi política de conciliación, recurrí entonces a la estrategia de la división. Una y otra vez relaté las hazañas de los Pāṇḍava—acciones dignas de dioses y de hombres nobles—para que su excelencia y su recta conducta quedaran claramente reconocidas.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When peaceful persuasion (sāma) fails, one may shift to another political strategy (here, bheda—creating divisions), while still grounding one’s argument in ethical exemplars by highlighting the righteous deeds of the virtuous (the Pāṇḍavas).
Vāyudeva explains his change of approach: since conciliation was not accepted, he adopted a divisive tactic and repeatedly described the Pāṇḍavas’ godlike and noble human actions to influence attitudes and decisions.