Shloka 52

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

अतसीपुष्पसंकाश: पीतवासा जनार्दन:

Transliteration

atāsīpuṣpasaṅkāśaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅಲಸಿಪುಷ್ಪದಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನನಾಗಿ, ಪೀತಾಂಬರಧಾರಿ ಜನಾರ್ದನ (ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ) ಶಾಂತ, ಮಂಗಳ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷನಾದನು—ಯುದ್ಧದತ್ತ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯುವ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನತೆಯ ನಡುವೆ ದಿವ್ಯ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಹಾಗೂ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯದ ಸೂಚಕನಂತೆ।

Word by Word

अतसीपुष्पसंकाशःhaving the appearance of flax-flowers (i.e., bluish like atasi blossoms)

पीतवासाwearing yellow garments

जनार्दनःJanardana (Krishna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses auspicious visual symbolism—Kṛṣṇa’s yellow garments and flower-like radiance—to underscore the presence of dharmic guidance. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape, such descriptions remind the listener that right counsel and inner steadiness should prevail even when conflict is imminent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) as he is seen in the scene: luminous like a flax blossom and wearing yellow robes. This sets a reverent tone and prepares the audience for Kṛṣṇa’s role as counselor and mediator during the tense negotiations of the Udyoga Parva.