Shloka 36
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा वचन धृतराष्ट्र मनीषिणम् । वासुदेव॑ महाबाहुम भ्यभाषत कौरव:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | etāvad uktvā vacanaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ manīṣiṇam | vāsudevaṁ mahābāhuṁ abhyabhāṣata kauravaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah mengucapkan kata-kata itu kepada Dhṛtarāṣṭra yang bijaksana, orang tua agung keturunan Kuru lalu berpaling dan menyapa Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) yang berlengan perkasa dengan demikian—daripada nasihat kepada raja, kini menjadi permohonan kepada penuntun ilahi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse signals an ethical pivot: counsel offered to a worldly ruler (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) is followed by direct address to Vāsudeva, implying that dharma is not only debated intellectually but also sought from the highest moral and spiritual authority for decisive guidance.
After finishing his statement to the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kuru elder (understood in context as Bhīṣma) turns and begins speaking to Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), marking a transition from advising the king to engaging the divine counselor.