Shloka 15
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
युयुधानेन सहितो वासुदेवस्तु पाण्डवान् | रौहिणेये गते शूरे पुष्पेण मधुसूदन:
yuyudhānena sahito vāsudevas tu pāṇḍavān | rauhiṇeye gate śūre puṣpeṇa madhusūdanaḥ ||
युयुधान के साथ वासुदेव (श्रीकृष्ण) पाण्डवों के पास पहुँचे। शूर रौहिणेय (बलराम) के चले जाने पर मधुसूदन (कृष्ण) उन्हें शांत करने और धैर्य बँधाने के कोमल भाव से उनके निकट आए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous war, leadership requires restraint and timely counsel: Kṛṣṇa approaches the Pāṇḍavas in a gentle, conciliatory manner, emphasizing steadiness of mind and ethical clarity rather than mere aggression.
After Balarāma (Rauhiṇeya) has left, Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva/Madhusūdana), accompanied by Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna), goes to the Pāṇḍavas—signaling a moment of guidance and strategic-moral reassurance within the Shalya Parva war sequence.