Shloka 19
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
अहापयन् पाण्डवार्थ यथाव- च्छमं कुरूणां यदि चाचरेयम् | पुण्यं च मे स्थाच्चरितं महात्मन् मुच्येरंश्न कुरवो मृत्युपाशात्
apāyan pāṇḍavārthaṃ yathāvacchamaṃ kurūṇāṃ yadi cācareyam | puṇyaṃ ca me syāc caritaṃ mahātman mucyeran kuravo mṛtyupāśāt ||
¡Oh magnánimo! Si puedo obrar de modo que no se obstaculicen los justos intereses de los Pāṇḍavas, y si puedo establecer una paz adecuada entre los Kurus y los Pāṇḍavas conforme a lo que es debido, entonces mi proceder se convertirá en un gran acto de mérito. Y los Kurus, también, quedarían libres del lazo de la muerte.
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seeking a just and fitting peace—without sacrificing rightful claims—is presented as a high dharmic act that generates puṇya and can avert mass destruction (symbolized as release from the ‘noose of death’).
The speaker expresses an intention to mediate: to protect the Pāṇḍavas’ legitimate interests while arranging an appropriate settlement with the Kurus, hoping thereby to prevent the fatal consequences of war.