Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana
Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa
त्वमुक्तः कुरुवृद्धेन मया च विदुरेण च । वासुदेवेन च तथा श्रेयो नैवाभिमन्यसे
tvam uktaḥ kuru-vṛddhena mayā ca vidureṇa ca | vāsudevena ca tathā śreyo naivābhimanyase ||
ಕುರುಕುಲದ ವೃದ್ಧ ಭೀಷ್ಮನು, ನಾನು, ವಿದುರನು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ವಾಸುದೇವನು—ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಹಿತವನ್ನೇ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ; ಆದರೂ ನೀ ಆ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಕರ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True welfare (śreyaḥ) is often known through the counsel of wise, impartial well-wishers; rejecting such guidance out of attachment or pride leads to ethical collapse and the escalation of conflict.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Bhishma reminds the listener (implicitly the Kuru ruler) that multiple respected figures—Kuru elders, Bhishma himself, Vidura, and Krishna—have all urged a beneficial, peace-aligned course, but that counsel is being disregarded.