Shloka 26
Virāṭa-sabhāyāṃ Saṃniveśaḥ — Assembly at Virāṭa’s Hall and Kṛṣṇa’s Diplomatic Counsel
समाददे वाक्यमथाग्रजो<5स्य सम्पूज्य वाक्यं तदतीव राजन्
samādade vākyam athāgrajo 'sya sampūjya vākyam tad atīva rājan | rājan bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇaka dharma-artha-yuktaṃ madhuraṃ ca ubhaya-pakṣayoḥ samānarūpataḥ hitakaraṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā tasya jyeṣṭha-bhrātā balarāmaḥ tasya bhāṣaṇasya bhūri-bhūri praśaṃsāṃ kṛtvā svam vaktavyam ārabhata ||
そのとき兄は、その言葉を敬い、きわめて高く讃えてから、王よ、語り始めた。というのも、バガヴァーン・シュリー・クリシュナの言葉――ダルマと治国の実際に根ざし、声は甘く、しかも両陣営に等しく益する公平な言葉――が聞かれるや、バララーマはその演説を幾度も幾度も称賛し、ついで自らの所見を述べ始めたのである。
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ideal counsel should unite dharma (moral right) with artha (practical governance), be gentle in expression, and aim at the welfare of all parties rather than partisan gain.
After Krishna delivers a balanced, welfare-oriented speech, his elder brother Balarama respectfully praises it repeatedly and then begins to present his own viewpoint.