Shloka 3
कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्
Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation
तब वहाँसे जाते हुए महाबाहु महाबली श्रीकृष्णकी आज्ञा ले सम्पूर्ण वृकस्थलनिवासी वहाँसे लौट गये ।।
dhārtarāṣṭrās tam āyāntaṁ pratyujjagmuḥ svalankṛtāḥ | duryodhanād ṛte sarve bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpādayaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Cuando Śrī Kṛṣṇa se acercaba, los Dhārtarāṣṭras—ataviados con ropas y ornamentos apropiados—salieron a recibirlo. Todos lo hicieron, incluidos Bhīṣma, Droṇa y Kṛpa y otros, excepto Duryodhana. La escena subraya el deber cortesano de honrar a un emisario venerable y a un anciano ilustre, mientras que la negativa de Duryodhana delata orgullo y hostilidad que obstruyen la reconciliación y el dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honoring a worthy guest or envoy is a basic obligation of dharma and social order; refusing such courtesy out of ego and enmity becomes a moral symptom of inner disorder and a practical obstacle to peace.
As Kṛṣṇa arrives toward Hastināpura on his diplomatic mission, the Kaurava side—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and senior elders like Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa—go out ceremonially to welcome him, but Duryodhana alone does not join the reception.