Shloka 88
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
यस्या मम सपुत्रायास्त्वं नाथो मधुसूदन । रामश्न बलिनां श्रेष्ठ: प्रद्युम्नश्ष महारथ:
yasyā mama saputrāyās tvaṃ nātho madhusūdana | rāmaś ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pradyumnaś ca mahārathaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «¡Oh Madhusūdana! Tú eres el protector de mí, una madre junto con sus hijos. El poderoso Balarāma, el primero entre los fuertes, y Pradyumna, gran guerrero de carro, son también nuestro amparo. Y aun así, con tales guardianes a nuestro lado, se me obliga a soportar un sufrimiento atroz.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has powerful allies and divine protectors, worldly suffering can persist; the verse highlights reliance on righteous protection (nātha) while underscoring the moral tension and anguish that precede war.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a lament addressed to Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), emphasizing that Kuntī (implicitly) has protectors like Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, and Pradyumna, yet she is still forced to bear intense sorrow amid the escalating conflict.