Shloka 36
Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda
Disclosure and Consolation
वैशम्पायन उवाच शृण्वतां तु महाराज कथां तां लोमहर्षणाम् । दुःखशोकपरिकक््लेशा वृष्णीनामभवंस्तदा,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--महाराज! रोंगटे खड़े कर देनेवाली उस युद्ध-वार्ताको सुनकर वृष्णिवंशी लोग दुःख-शोकसे व्याकुल हो गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca śṛṇvatāṃ tu mahārāja kathāṃ tāṃ lomaharṣaṇām | duḥkhaśokaparikleśā vṛṣṇīnām abhavaṃs tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai maharaja, ketika mereka mendengarkan kisah yang menggetarkan itu, kaum Vṛṣṇi pun diliputi duka, ratap, dan nestapa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a cause is framed as righteous or inevitable, the human cost of violence persists: hearing of horrific events produces real communal grief. The verse underscores moral seriousness about war’s aftermath rather than triumphalism.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, a terrifying war-related account is being heard; upon hearing it, the Vṛṣṇi clan becomes overwhelmed with sorrow, grief, and distress.