Shloka 43
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
अपि जातु स काल: स्यात् कृष्ण दुःखविपर्यय: । यदहं मातरं क्लिष्टां सुखं दद्यामरिंदम,शत्रुनाशक श्रीकृष्ण! क्या कभी वह समय भी आयेगा, जब हमारे सब दु:ख दूर हो जायूँगे और हमलोग दु:खमें पड़ी हुई अपनी माताको सुख दे सकेंगे?
api jātu sa kālaḥ syāt kṛṣṇa duḥkha-viparyayaḥ | yad ahaṃ mātaraṃ kliṣṭāṃ sukhaṃ dadyām arindama ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, adakah masanya akan tiba apabila segala derita kami berbalik—hingga aku dapat memberikan ketenteraman dan kebahagiaan kepada ibuku yang terhimpit? Wahai penunduk musuh, bilakah arus dukacita ini akan berubah?”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic sensitivity: a ruler’s and son’s duty is not merely to seek victory or power, but to relieve the suffering of dependents—especially one’s mother. It frames hope as ethical resolve: the desire for a ‘reversal of sorrow’ is tied to restoring dignity and well-being to those who have endured hardship.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and tensions, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks to Kṛṣṇa with grief and longing. He asks whether a time will come when their misfortunes will turn, so that he can finally give comfort to his distressed mother (Kuntī), whose life has been marked by exile, danger, and loss.