Shloka 88
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
यस्या मम सपुत्रायास्त्वं नाथो मधुसूदन । रामश्न बलिनां श्रेष्ठ: प्रद्युम्नश्ष महारथ:
yasyā mama saputrāyās tvaṃ nātho madhusūdana | rāmaś ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pradyumnaś ca mahārathaḥ ||
Wahai Madhusūdana, engkaulah pelindungku—Kuntī—bersama putra-putraku. Balarāma, yang terunggul di antara para kuat, dan Pradyumna, sang mahāratha, juga menjadi sandaran kami.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has powerful allies and divine protectors, worldly suffering can persist; the verse highlights reliance on righteous protection (nātha) while underscoring the moral tension and anguish that precede war.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a lament addressed to Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), emphasizing that Kuntī (implicitly) has protectors like Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, and Pradyumna, yet she is still forced to bear intense sorrow amid the escalating conflict.