Shloka 12
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किड्किणीकिना । हयोत्तमयुजा शीघ्रमुपातिषछ्तत दारुक:
tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiṅkiṇīkinā | hayottamayujā śīghram upātiṣṭhata dārukaḥ ||
तब दारुक उत्तम घोड़ों से जुते, उज्ज्वल और विशाल—क्षुद्र किङ्किणियों से निनादित—रथ के साथ शीघ्र ही भगवान् की सेवा में उपस्थित हुआ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic readiness: a servant or attendant should respond promptly and with disciplined respect, bringing the proper means (here, the well-prepared chariot) for the task at hand—an ethical model of responsible service.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka quickly arrives to attend, bringing a magnificent, bell-adorned chariot yoked with excellent horses—signaling immediate preparation for the next royal or strategic movement.