Shloka 27
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
अचिन्तयन्नमेयात्मा सर्व तद् राजमण्डलम् | निश्चक्राम ततः शौरि: सधूम इव पावक:,परंतु अप्रमेयस्वरूप भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण उस समस्त नरेशमण्डलकी कोई परवा न करके धूमयुक्त अग्निकी भाँति सभाभवनसे बाहर निकल आये
acintayann ameyātmā sarva tad rājamāṇḍalam | niścakrāma tataḥ śauriḥ sadhūma iva pāvakaḥ ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「その王たちの一団をまるで意に介さず、測り知れぬ魂をもつシャウリ（クリシュナ）は、煙をまとった火のように議場の殿を出て行った。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a collective of rulers becomes entrenched in adharma, the righteous counselor is not diminished by their numbers. Kṛṣṇa’s disregard for the ‘circle of kings’ highlights that moral authority rests on dharma, not on majority power or royal prestige; withdrawal can itself be an ethical signal that responsibility now lies with those who rejected right counsel.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Śauri), after facing the assembled kings, exits the hall. The simile ‘like smoky fire’ conveys a charged departure—ominous and purifying—suggesting that the failed peace effort is giving way to the consequences of the Kauravas’ obstinacy.