Shloka 28
Dvārakāyāṃ Sāhāyya-vibhāgaḥ (Alliance Allocation at Dvārakā) / उद्योगपर्व अध्याय ७
न च तद् वाक्यमुक्तं वै केशवं प्रत्यपद्यत । न चाहमुत्सहे कृष्णं विना स्थातुमपि क्षणम्
na ca tad vākyam uktaṃ vai keśavaṃ pratyapadyata | na cāham utsahe kṛṣṇaṃ vinā sthātum api kṣaṇam ||
Cette parole, bien qu’énoncée, ne trouva point d’assentiment auprès de Keśava. Quant à moi, je n’ai pas le cœur de demeurer ne fût-ce qu’un instant sans Kṛṣṇa, tant je lui suis lié par loyauté et confiance.
बलदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfast loyalty to a trusted, dharmic ally: Baladeva expresses that he cannot even briefly remain without Kṛṣṇa, presenting companionship and fidelity to righteous guidance as an ethical commitment rather than mere sentiment.
Baladeva reports that a certain spoken proposal or statement did not meet with Keśava’s acceptance, and he then declares his own inability to stay apart from Kṛṣṇa even for a moment—emphasizing his alignment with Kṛṣṇa’s judgment and presence.