Shloka 3
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
भगवान् जनार्दन आहुकवंशी क्षत्रियोंक अधिपति तथा समस्त सात्वतों (यादवों)-के अगुआ हैं। उनका हृदय महान् है, पराक्रम भी महान् है तथा वे महान् सत्त्वगुणसे सम्पन्न हैं ।।
bhagavān janārdana āhukavaṁśī kṣatriyāṇām adhipatis tathā samasta-sāttvatānām (yādavānām) agreṇīḥ | mahā-hṛdayo mahā-parākramo mahā-sattva-guṇa-sampannaś ca || sphīta-stho vṛṣṇi-rāṣṭra-stho bhartā goptā ca mādhavaḥ | trayāṇām api lokānāṁ bhagavān prapitāmahaḥ ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「アーフカの系に生まれし福徳の主ジャナールダナは、クシャトリヤのうちの君主にして、サートヴァタ（すなわちヤーダヴァ）すべての最上の導き手である。御心は大いにして、武威もまた大いに、崇高なる徳と清浄なる品性を具えておられる。繁栄するヴリシュニの国に安住し、マードヴァはその民の扶持者にして守護者である。さらに、ピターマハの父祖ともなるゆえに、主は三界の曾祖として崇敬される。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal sovereignty as grounded in magnanimity, valor, and sattva (moral clarity). It presents Kṛṣṇa as the archetypal leader—one who sustains and protects his people while embodying ethical excellence, implying that legitimate power is inseparable from virtue and guardianship.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks of Kṛṣṇa’s stature—his clan leadership among the Yādavas/Sāttvatas and his cosmic eminence—underscoring why Kṛṣṇa’s counsel and mediation carry exceptional authority in the impending conflict.