Shloka 10
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol
यथा प्रीतिर्महाबाहो त्वयि जायेत तस्य वै । तथा कुरुष्व गान्धारे कथं वा भीष्म मन्यसे,“महाबाहु गान्धारीनन्दन! तुम ऐसा प्रयत्न करो, जिससे श्रीकृष्णके हृदयमें तुम्हारे प्रति प्रेम उत्पन्न हो जाय। अथवा भीष्मजी! इस विषयमें आपकी क्या सम्मति है?”
yathā prītir mahābāho tvayi jāyeta tasya vai | tathā kuruṣva gāndhāre kathaṃ vā bhīṣma manyase |
Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: «Oh de poderosos brazos, oh hijo de Gāndhārī, esfuérzate de tal modo que en el corazón de Śrī Kṛṣṇa nazca afecto hacia ti. O si no, Bhīṣma, ¿cuál es tu juicio ponderado en este asunto?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before conflict hardens into war, one should seek goodwill and reconciliation through right effort and wise counsel; winning the favor of the righteous (here, Kṛṣṇa) is portrayed as ethically and strategically crucial.
In the lead-up to war, the speaker urges the Gāndhārī’s son (Duryodhana) to act in a way that earns Kṛṣṇa’s goodwill, and then turns to Bhīṣma for his judgment on the best course of action.