Shloka 57
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
तन्मां दहति यत् कृष्णा सभायां कुरुसंनिधौ । धार्तराष्ट्रै: परिक्लिष्टा यथा न कुशलं तथा
tan māṁ dahati yat kṛṣṇā sabhāyāṁ kuru-sannidhau | dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ parikliṣṭā yathā na kuśalaṁ tathā ||
Yang membakar batinku ialah ini: bahwa Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), di balairung kerajaan dan di hadapan para Kuru, disiksa dengan kejam oleh putra-putra Dhṛtarāṣṭra—sebuah penghinaan yang tak mungkin membawa kebaikan bagi siapa pun. Kenangan itu terus menghanguskan hatiku.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public injustice—especially the humiliation of a virtuous woman in a royal court—violates dharma and becomes a collective moral stain. Such adharma is described as 'without kuśala' (incapable of yielding welfare), implying that wrongdoing in the name of power ultimately harms the entire polity and drives inevitable consequences.
Vaiśampāyana recalls the infamous episode in the Kuru assembly where Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā) was tormented by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons. He says the memory of that outrage still burns him, emphasizing its grave inauspiciousness and its role as a moral catalyst for the coming conflict.