Shloka 41
कुत्सनं वासुदेवस्यथ मम चैव विशेषत: । श्रुत्वा भवन्त: संरब्धा अस्माकं हितकाम्यया,“बन्धुओ! आपलोगोंने उस पापी दुर्योधनकी बात सुनी है न? इसमें उसके द्वारा विशेषत: मेरी और भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी निन््दा की गयी है। आपलोग हमारे हितकी कामना रखते हैं, इसलिये इस निन्दाको सुनकर कुपित हो उठे हैं
kutsanaṃ vāsudevasya tha mama caiva viśeṣataḥ | śrutvā bhavantaḥ saṃrabdhā asmākaṃ hitakāmyayā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Mendengar cercaan terhadap Vāsudeva—dan terlebih lagi terhadap diriku—kalian menyala oleh amarah karena menghendaki kesejahteraan kami. Kalian telah mendengar kata-kata Duryodhana yang berdosa itu, yang merendahkan Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa dan juga diriku.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: slander and contempt—especially against the virtuous—provoke righteous indignation in well-wishers. It also shows that true allies respond to adharma (malicious speech) not with indifference but with protective concern for those wronged.
Sañjaya addresses a group of listeners/allies, noting that they have heard Duryodhana’s insulting words. He explains that Duryodhana has particularly reviled Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Sañjaya himself, and that the listeners’ anger arises from their desire for the welfare of Sañjaya’s side.