Shloka 9
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 27 — Saṃjaya’s Counsel on Dharma, Desire, and the Non-Perishing of Karma
धर्मेश्चरः कुशलो नीतिमां श्चा- प्युपासिता ब्राह्मणानां मनीषी | नानाविधांश्रैव महाबलांश्र राजन्यभोजाननुशास्ति कृष्ण:
dharmeśvaraḥ kuśalo nītimāṁś cāpy upāsitā brāhmaṇānāṁ manīṣī | nānāvīdhāṁś caiva mahābalāṁś ca rājanyabhojān anuśāsti kṛṣṇaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Kṛṣṇa ialah tuan dharma, mahir dalam kebijaksanaan dasar dan tata negara; baginda juga seorang yang mendalam fikirannya, yang memuliakan serta berkhidmat kepada para Brāhmaṇa. Baginda menasihati dan membimbing raja-raja serta para penguasa Bhoja yang beraneka, termasuk yang berkekuatan besar—mengarah mereka kepada perilaku yang benar dan pemerintahan yang berdisiplin.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True leadership unites dharma with practical wisdom: a righteous guide is skilled in policy, honors learned and ethical authorities (Brāhmaṇas), and uses counsel to discipline and direct powerful rulers toward proper conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira praises Kṛṣṇa’s qualifications as a moral and political guide—describing him as a dharma-centered, wise counselor who reveres Brāhmaṇas and is capable of instructing even diverse and mighty kings and chieftains.