Shloka 31
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
सहमित्र॑ सहामात्यं ससोदर्य सहानुगम् | शकनुयां यदि पन््थानमवतारयितुं पुन:,यह सुनकर धृतराष्ट्रने विदुरसे कहा--“तुम उस पापात्मा राज्यलोभी दुर्योधनको उसके मित्रों, मन्त्रियों, भाइयों तथा अनुगामी सेवकोंसहित शीघ्र मेरे पास बुला लाओ। यदि पुनः उसे सन्मार्गपर उतार सकूँ तो अच्छा होगा”
saha-mitraṁ saha-āmātyaṁ sa-sodaryaṁ saha-anugam | śaknu-yāṁ yadi panthānam avatārayituṁ punaḥ ||
Mendengar itu, Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata kepada Vidura: “Segera bawa Duryodhana kepadaku—bersama para sahabatnya, para menterinya, saudara-saudaranya, dan seluruh pengikutnya. Jika aku dapat sekali lagi menuntunnya kembali ke jalan dharma, itulah yang terbaik.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the brink of conflict, a ruler should attempt moral correction and reconciliation—seeking to bring the erring back to the path of dharma rather than rushing toward destructive outcomes.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra instructs Vidura to summon Duryodhana along with his entire political and familial circle, hoping that he might still be persuaded to abandon wrongful ambition and return to righteous conduct.