Shloka 216
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
सिंहो नागानिव क्रुद्धो गमयेद् यमसादनम् । 'जैसे क्रोधमें भरा हुआ सिंह हाथियोंको नष्ट कर देता है, उसी प्रकार ये भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण यदि चाहें तो क़्रुद्ध होनेपर समस्त विपक्षी योद्धाओंको यमलोक पहुँचा सकते हैं
siṃho nāgān iva kruddho gamayed yamasādanam |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Seperti singa yang mengamuk mampu menghalau gajah-gajah menuju maut, demikian juga—jika baginda menghendaki—Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, apabila dibangkitkan murka, berupaya menghantar semua pahlawan pihak lawan ke kediaman Yama.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming, deterrent power of a righteous, divinely guided force: like a lion over elephants, Kṛṣṇa’s capability makes violence unnecessary if opponents heed counsel—yet it also warns that unchecked aggression can invite swift destruction.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war tension, the narrator (Vaiśampāyana) uses a vivid simile to convey that if Kṛṣṇa were to become wrathful, the opposing side could be annihilated—framing Kṛṣṇa as a decisive power whose restraint is purposeful.