Shloka 21
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
श्रीकृष्णका कौरवस भामें प्रवेश ततः प्रयाते दाशाहिें प्रावाद्यन्तैकपुष्करा: । शड्खाश्न दश्ष्मिरे तत्र वाद्यान्यन्यानि यानि च,भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके प्रस्थान करनेपर ढोल, शंख तथा दूसरे-दूसरे बाजे एक साथ बज उठे
śrīkṛṣṇakaḥ kauravasya bhāmeṃ praveśaḥ tataḥ prayāte dāśāḥ prāvādyantaikapuṣkarāḥ | śaṅkhāś ca daśmire tatra vādyāny anyāni yāni ca ||
भगवान श्रीकृष्ण प्रस्थान करताच ढोल-नगारे, शंख आणि इतर विविध वाद्ये एकाच वेळी वाजू लागली.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a righteous and consequential figure’s actions are not merely private but publicly significant. The ceremonial instruments mark Kṛṣṇa’s movement as politically and ethically weighty, reminding the listener that decisions around peace and war unfold under the gaze of society and dharma.
As Kṛṣṇa enters the Kaurava assembly and then departs, attendants sound kettle-drums, conches, and other instruments together. It is a formal, courtly announcement of his presence and exit, setting a tense, momentous atmosphere before the coming confrontation.