Shloka 43
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
कृष्ण कृष्ण महायोगिन् विश्वात्मन् विश्वभावन । प्रपन्नां पाहि गोविन्द कुरुमध्येडवसीदतीम्
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahāyogin viśvātman viśvabhāvana | prapannāṃ pāhi govinda kurumadhye ’vasīdatīm ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa—wahai Mahāyogin, Jiwa alam semesta, pemelihara segala! Wahai Govinda, lindungilah aku yang berserah diri kepadamu, sedang aku tenggelam dalam derita di tengah-tengah kaum Kaurava.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When human authority and social norms fail, dharma is upheld through refuge in the highest moral and spiritual principle; surrender (prapatti) is portrayed as a legitimate response to injustice, invoking protection for the powerless.
In the Kuru assembly, a distressed woman—overwhelmed and dishonored—calls out repeatedly to Krishna by his epithets, declaring herself surrendered and asking to be saved while she is ‘sinking’ amid the Kauravas.