Shloka 39
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
स्मयमानस्तु राजानं भीष्मद्रोणौ च माधव: । अभ्यभाषत धर्मात्मा राज्ञश्नान्यान् यथावय:,उस समय धर्मात्मा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने मुसकराते हुए राजा धृतराष्ट्र, भीष्म, द्रोणाचार्य तथा अवस्थाके अनुसार अन्य राजाओंसे भी वार्तालाप किया
smayamānas tu rājānaṁ bhīṣmadroṇau ca mādhavaḥ | abhyabhāṣata dharmātmā rājñaś cānyān yathāvayaḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ ധർമാത്മാവായ മാധവൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ രാജാവ് ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രനെയും, ഭീഷ്മ-ദ്രോണരെയും അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു; അവരുടെ സ്ഥാനവും പ്രായവും അനുസരിച്ച് മറ്റു രാജാക്കന്മാരോടും സംഭാഷിച്ചു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid looming conflict, dharma expresses itself through self-control, respectful speech, and addressing people according to propriety (age, rank, and role). Kṛṣṇa’s smile and measured conversation model ethical diplomacy rather than agitation or insult.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, maintaining a calm and courteous demeanor, speaks with King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the senior elders Bhīṣma and Droṇa, and then engages other kings in a manner suited to their status—setting the tone for formal counsel in the Kuru court during the Udyoga Parva.