अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
धृष्टद्युम्न: सपुत्रश्न विराट: केकयै: सह । संसाधनार्थ प्रययु: क्षत्रिया: क्षत्रियर्षभ
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ saputraś ca virāṭaḥ kekayaiḥ saha | saṃsādhanārthaṃ prayayuḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha kṣatriyaśiromaṇe ||
Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Dhṛṣṭadyumna, con sus hijos, y el rey Virāṭa junto con los Kekayas, partieron para disponer los preparativos necesarios. Oh el mejor de los kṣatriyas, estos nobles siguieron en el orden debido, para que se cumpliera la tarea prevista y para sostener las cortesías y obligaciones del dharma tras la partida de Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed through disciplined coordination, readiness, and proper conduct: leaders and allies act promptly to secure resources and fulfill social-ethical obligations (saṃsādhanārtha and śiṣṭācāra) rather than acting impulsively.
After Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s movement/departure in the Udyoga context, key Pāṇḍava-aligned rulers—Dhṛṣṭadyumna with his sons, Virāṭa, and the Kekayas—set out to make arrangements and to accompany/follow in due order, signaling organized mobilization among allies.