Shloka 29
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
एवंविधानां दुःखानामभिज्ञो5सि जनार्दन । त्रायस्व पुण्डरीकाक्ष सभर्तज्ञातिबान्धवान्
evaṁvidhānāṁ duḥkhānām abhijño 'si janārdana | trāyasva puṇḍarīkākṣa sabhartṛjñātibāndhavān ||
Wahai Janārdana, engkau amat mengetahui pelbagai penderitaan besar yang telah menimpa kami. Wahai yang bermata teratai, lindungilah kami—bersama suami-suami kami, kaum kerabat dan sanak saudara—agar kami diteguhkan dalam dharma di tengah krisis ini.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a moment of overwhelming adversity, the verse models śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): acknowledging the Lord’s awareness of human suffering and requesting protection for oneself and one’s dependents, grounding the plea in the preservation of dharma and communal well-being.
Vaiśampāyana reports a supplicatory address to Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana, Puṇḍarīkākṣa): the speakers recall their repeated great misfortunes and ask him to safeguard them along with their husbands and wider family network as tensions escalate toward conflict.