Shloka 4
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
विदितं ते महाबाहो धर्मज्ञ मधुसूदन । यथा निकृतिमास्थाय भ्रृशिता: पाण्डवा: सुखात्
viditaṁ te mahābāho dharmajña madhusūdana | yathā nikṛtim āsthāya bhraṁśitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sukhāt ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Wahai Madhusūdana yang berlengan perkasa, yang mengetahui dharma, engkau telah pun maklum bagaimana, dengan bersandar pada tipu daya, para Pāṇḍava telah disingkirkan daripada kebahagiaan yang sepatutnya menjadi milik mereka.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Pāṇḍavas’ suffering as the result of nikṛti (deceit), implicitly contrasting such conduct with dharma. It reminds the listener that ethical judgment in political conflict hinges on whether actions are rooted in righteousness or in fraud.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), stating that Kṛṣṇa already knows the background: the Pāṇḍavas were deprived of their rightful happiness through treachery—setting the stage for the diplomatic and moral tensions of the Udyoga Parva.