Shloka 13

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

आचरष्ट तमभिप्रायं केशवाय महात्मने । धृतराष्ट्र ततश्वैव विदुरं चान्वभाषत

Transliteration

ācarat tam abhiprāyaṃ keśavāya mahātmane | dhṛtarāṣṭra tataś caiva viduraṃ cānvabhāṣata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah melaksanakan tekad itu terhadap Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) yang berhati agung, Dhṛtarāṣṭra kemudian turut berbicara kepada Vidura.

Word by Word

आचरत्performed / carried out

तम्that

अभिप्रायम्intention / plan

केशवायto Keshava (Krishna)

महात्मनेto the great-souled (one)

धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra

ततःthen / thereafter

चand

एवindeed / just

विदुरम्Vidura

चand

अन्वभाषतaddressed / spoke to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vidura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Intentions must be followed by responsible action and wise consultation. The verse highlights the ethical importance of seeking and heeding righteous counsel—especially when political decisions can lead to widespread harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After acting in accordance with a previously stated plan involving Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), Dhṛtarāṣṭra proceeds to address Vidura, indicating a shift to deliberation and counsel at a tense stage of the Udyoga Parva’s negotiations.