Shloka 26
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
त॑ प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य कौरवा: सह राजभि: । अनुजम्मुर्नरव्याप्रं देवा इव शतक्रतुम्,पुरुषसिंह श्रीकृष्णको जाते देख राजाओंसहित समस्त कौरव भी उनके पीछे-पीछे गये, मानो देवता देवराज इन्द्रका अनुसरण कर रहे हों
taṁ prasthitam abhiprekṣya kauravāḥ saha rājabhiḥ | anujagmur naravyāghraṁ devā iva śatakratum ||
മനുഷ്യസിംഹനായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടതു കണ്ടു, രാജാക്കളോടുകൂടി എല്ലാ കൗരവരും അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പിന്തുടർന്നു—ദേവന്മാർ ശതക്രതു ഇന്ദ്രനെ അനുഗമിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the magnetic authority of a truly eminent person: even rival factions and worldly rulers instinctively fall into line behind such leadership. Ethically, it suggests that recognition of greatness (and by implication, dharmic stature) can command respect beyond party divisions, though that respect may not always mature into right action.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes a moment where Śrī Kṛṣṇa departs or proceeds, and the Kauravas along with other kings follow him. The comparison to the gods following Indra emphasizes Kṛṣṇa’s prominence and the public deference shown to him in the royal assembly context of the Udyoga Parva.