Shloka 5
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अनतिक्रमणीयो हि धर्मराजस्य केशव: । बाल्यात् प्रभृति गोविन्द: प्रीत्या चाभ्यधिको<र्जुनात्
anatikramaṇīyo hi dharmarājasya keśavaḥ | bālyāt prabhṛti govindaḥ prītyā cābhyadhiko 'rjunāt ||
धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर के लिए केशव की आज्ञा कभी उल्लंघनीय न थी; क्योंकि बाल्यकाल से ही गोविन्द उन्हें अत्यन्त प्रिय थे—अर्जुन से भी अधिक।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True adherence to dharma includes recognizing legitimate moral-spiritual authority: Yudhiṣṭhira treats Kṛṣṇa’s guidance as inviolable, showing that ethical life is sustained by reverent obedience to wise and righteous counsel.
Vaiśampāyana explains Yudhiṣṭhira’s disposition toward Kṛṣṇa: from childhood he held Kṛṣṇa in such affection and esteem that he would not transgress Kṛṣṇa’s command—indeed, Kṛṣṇa was dearer to him than even Arjuna.