Shloka 7
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
'श्रीकृष्णको कैद हुआ सुनकर पाण्डव दाँत तोड़े हुए सर्पोोके समान अचेत और हतोत्साह हो जायँगे ।। अयं ह्वोषां महाबाहु: सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च | अस्मिन् गृहीते वरदे ऋषभे सर्वसात्वताम्
śrīkṛṣṇo kaiḍaḥ huā śrutvā pāṇḍavā dantatoḍe huye sarpavat acetāḥ hatotsāhā bhaviṣyanti || ayaṃ hvoṣāṃ mahābāhuḥ sarveṣāṃ śarma varma ca | asmin gṛhīte varade ṛṣabhe sarvasāttvatām ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「聖なるクリシュナが捕らえられ、囚われの身となったと聞けば、パーンダヴァたちは牙を折られた蛇のように――呆然とし、無力となり、あらゆる決意を奪われる。彼こそは大臂の勇者、彼らすべての避難所であり鎧であり、安寧の源である。もしサットヴァタ族の中の恩恵を授ける雄牛が奪われれば、彼らの守りと自信は崩れ落ちよう。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and political reality that a righteous cause also depends on steadfast protectors and wise leadership. When the principal guardian (Kṛṣṇa) is removed, even strong warriors can become ineffective—showing how morale, counsel, and dharmic guidance are decisive in sustaining right action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the likely impact of news that Kṛṣṇa has been captured: the Pāṇḍavas would be shocked and lose heart, because Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as their chief safeguard—both their ‘shelter’ and ‘armor’—the foremost among the Sāttvatas whose presence sustains their confidence and security.