Shloka 10
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol
यथा प्रीतिर्महाबाहो त्वयि जायेत तस्य वै । तथा कुरुष्व गान्धारे कथं वा भीष्म मन्यसे
yathā prītir mahābāho tvayi jāyeta tasya vai | tathā kuruṣva gāndhāre kathaṃ vā bhīṣma manyase |
ಮಹಾಬಾಹು, ಗಾಂಧಾರೀಪುತ್ರನೇ! ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಹುಟ್ಟುವಂತೆ ನೀನು ಹಾಗೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸು. ಅಥವಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮನೇ, ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೇನು?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before conflict hardens into war, one should seek goodwill and reconciliation through right effort and wise counsel; winning the favor of the righteous (here, Kṛṣṇa) is portrayed as ethically and strategically crucial.
In the lead-up to war, the speaker urges the Gāndhārī’s son (Duryodhana) to act in a way that earns Kṛṣṇa’s goodwill, and then turns to Bhīṣma for his judgment on the best course of action.