Shloka 25
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शान्त्युपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel to Duryodhana for Pacification
सुसंहत: केशवेन तात गच्छ युधिष्ठिरम् । चर स्वस्त्ययनं कृत्स्नं भरतानामनामयम्
susaṃhataḥ keśavena tāta gaccha yudhiṣṭhiram | cara svastyayanaṃ kṛtsnaṃ bharatānām anāmayam ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Wahai anakku, pergilah—dengan persiapan yang matang dan bersama Keśava—menghadap Yudhiṣṭhira. Tuntaskan seluruh tugas yang membawa berkah, agar kaum Bharata tetap bebas dari mara bahaya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes responsible action aimed at collective welfare: one should proceed well-prepared, guided by wise counsel (Keśava), and prioritize an auspicious, peace-securing course so that the wider community (the Bharatas) is protected from harm.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, an instruction is given to approach Yudhiṣṭhira together with Kṛṣṇa and to undertake a complete ‘svastyayana’—a mission intended to secure auspiciousness and avert calamity for the Bharata lineage.