Shloka 32
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
न चाहमुत्सहे कृष्णमृते लोकमुदीक्षितुम् | ततो5हमनुवर्तामि केशवस्य चिकीर्षितम्
na cāham utsahe kṛṣṇam ṛte lokam udīkṣitum | tato 'ham anuvartāmi keśavasya cikīrṣitam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Tanpa Kṛṣṇa, aku tidak punya hati bahkan untuk mengangkat mata memandang seluruh dunia ini. Maka aku mengikuti apa sahaja yang Keśava kehendaki.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast dependence on Kṛṣṇa’s guidance: when one recognizes a higher, dharmic intelligence at work, one sets aside ego-driven initiative and aligns one’s actions with that righteous intention.
In the Udyoga Parva context of impending war and high-stakes diplomacy, the speaker expresses an inability to act independently of Kṛṣṇa and declares that he will follow Keśava’s intended course of action.