Shloka 40
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
तदिदं मयि ते दृष्ट॑ प्रत्यक्ष मधुसूदन । यथा राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टो वसामि वसतीरिमा:,मधुसूदन! यह सब आपने मुझमें प्रत्यक्ष देखा है कि मैं किस प्रकार राज्यसे भ्रष्ट हुआ और कितने कष्टके साथ इन दिनों रह रहा हूँ
tad idaṁ mayi te dṛṣṭaṁ pratyakṣaṁ madhusūdana | yathā rājyāt paribhraṣṭo vasāmi vasatīr imāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: «Wahai Madhusūdana, engkau telah melihat semuanya ini secara nyata pada diriku—bagaimana aku disingkirkan dari kerajaanku dan bagaimana kini aku tinggal di kediaman-kediaman ini sambil menanggung kesusahan. Biarlah kebenaran yang tampak tentang kejatuhan dan penderitaanku ini difahami sepenuhnya ketika engkau menilai apa yang benar untuk dilakukan.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira appeals to direct, witnessed reality (pratyakṣa) as an ethical ground for deliberation: the loss of rightful kingship and the lived suffering of exile are not abstractions but facts that must inform dharmic counsel and action.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), reminding him that Kṛṣṇa has personally seen the Pāṇḍavas’ dispossession and their harsh life in exile, thereby strengthening the case for just restitution and guidance.