Shloka 44
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
तामुवाच महाबाहु: केशव: परिसान्त्वयन् अचिराद् द्रक्ष्यसे कृष्णे रुदतीर्भरतस्त्रिय:,तब महाबाहु केशवने उसे सान्त्वना देते हुए कहा--“कृष्णे! तुम शीघ्र ही भरतवंशकी दूसरी स्त्रियोंको भी इसी प्रकार रुदन करते देखोगी
tām uvāca mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ parisāntvayan | acirād drakṣyase kṛṣṇe rudatīr bharatastriyaḥ ||
ત્યારે મહાબાહુ કેશવે તેને સાંત્વના આપતાં કહ્યું—“કૃષ્ણે! ટૂંક સમયમાં તું ભરતવંશની સ્ત્રીઓને પણ રડતી જોઈશ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral consequence of escalating adharma into war: suffering multiplies and spreads beyond the initial victim. Consolation here is not denial of pain but a sober reminder that collective wrongdoing brings collective grief.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) comforts Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) and foretells that soon she will witness other Bharata women also crying—anticipating widespread mourning as the conflict moves toward catastrophe.