Shloka 1
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
ऑपन-माज बछ। असि-छऋाल जा त्रेशर्दाधिकशततमो<्ध्याय: दुर्योधनके षड्यन्त्रका सात्यकिद्वारा भंडाफोड़
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tat tu vākyam anādṛtya so 'rthavan mātṛbhāṣitam | punaḥ pratasthe saṃrambhāt sakāśam akṛtātmanām ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಜನಮೇಜಯ! ತಾಯಿಯು ಹೇಳಿದ ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ, ನೀತಿಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಉಪದೇಶವನ್ನು ಅವಗಣಿಸಿ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನು ಕೋಪಾವೇಶದಿಂದ ಮತ್ತೆ ಎದ್ದು, ಆತ್ಮನಿಗ್ರಹವಿಲ್ಲದ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel, especially from a well-wisher, should be honored; rejecting it out of anger leads one toward undisciplined influences and ethically harmful decisions. The verse contrasts 'arthavat' (beneficial, reasoned speech) with 'saṃrambha' (impetuous anger) and 'akṛtātman' (lack of self-mastery).
After hearing his mother’s prudent advice, Duryodhana ignores it. Agitated and determined, he leaves and goes back to his ministers—portrayed here as lacking self-control—signaling his continued movement toward conflict rather than reconciliation.