Shloka 216
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
सिंहो नागानिव क्रुद्धो गमयेद् यमसादनम् । 'जैसे क्रोधमें भरा हुआ सिंह हाथियोंको नष्ट कर देता है
siṃho nāgān iva kruddho gamayed yamasādanam |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「怒りに燃える獅子が象たちを死へと追い立てるように、同じく—もし御意のままなら—バガヴァーン・シュリー・クリシュナは、憤怒が起これば、敵方の戦士すべてをヤマの住処へ送り得る。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming, deterrent power of a righteous, divinely guided force: like a lion over elephants, Kṛṣṇa’s capability makes violence unnecessary if opponents heed counsel—yet it also warns that unchecked aggression can invite swift destruction.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war tension, the narrator (Vaiśampāyana) uses a vivid simile to convey that if Kṛṣṇa were to become wrathful, the opposing side could be annihilated—framing Kṛṣṇa as a decisive power whose restraint is purposeful.