Shloka 24
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शान्त्युपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel to Duryodhana for Pacification
अनेन हि सहायेन कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । इष्टान् सर्वनिभिप्रायान् प्राप्स्पाम: सर्वराजसु,“अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले इन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी सहायतासे हमलोग समस्त राजाओंमें सम्मानित रहकर अपने सभी अभीष्ट मनोरथोंको प्राप्त कर लेंगे
anena hi sahāyena kṛṣṇenākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | iṣṭān sarva-nṛpa-prāyān prāpsyāmaḥ sarva-rājasu ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—अनायास कर्म करने वाले श्रीकृष्ण को सहायक बनाकर हम सब राजाओं में सम्मानित रहेंगे और समस्त राजाओं से जो-जो अभीष्ट फल चाहते हैं, वे सब प्राप्त कर लेंगे।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and practical power of righteous alliance: when guided and supported by Kṛṣṇa—depicted as tireless and effective—one can achieve legitimate aims while maintaining honor in the wider political order. It implies that success should be pursued through worthy counsel and dharmic support, not merely through force.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy, the narrator Vaiśampāyana reports confidence that, with Kṛṣṇa’s assistance as an ally and strategist, the party speaking expects to secure its objectives and gain recognition/respect among the assembled kings.