Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम् । ग्रहीतुं नाशकच्चैन त॑ त्वं प्रार्थथसे बलात्
grahītukāmo vikramya sarvayatnena mādhavam | grahītuṃ nāśakac cainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthathase balāt ||
Vidura dit : «Il s’efforça, avec toute sa vaillance et par tous les moyens, de saisir Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), mais jamais il ne put le capturer. Et toi, tu prétends maintenant soumettre ce même Kṛṣṇa par la force !»
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns against arrogant reliance on coercion: one cannot subdue the righteous and divinely protected (here, Kṛṣṇa) through brute force. Ethical governance requires restraint, discernment, and respect for dharma rather than prideful compulsion.
In the tense lead-up to war, Vidura rebukes the idea of forcibly controlling or arresting Kṛṣṇa. He points out that even a powerful aggressor who tried with all efforts failed to seize Kṛṣṇa, so attempting to overpower Him now is both futile and morally misguided.