Shloka 20
दमयन्त्याः व्याकुलता — स्वयंवरसंनिपातः — देवदूतयाचनम्
Damayantī’s Distress, Proclamation of the Svayaṃvara, and the Gods’ Request
अमर्षितो हि कृष्णोडपि दृष्टवा पार्थासतथा गतान् | कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासंगानब्रवीच्च युधिष्ठिरम्,भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण भी कुन्तीपुत्रोंकी उस अवस्थामें काला मृगचर्म ओढ़कर आये हुए देख उस समय अमर्षमें भर गये और युधिष्ठिरसे इस प्रकार बोले---
sañjaya uvāca |
amarṣito hi kṛṣṇo 'pi dṛṣṭvā pārthāṃs tathā gatān |
kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgān abravīc ca yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Sañjaya berkata: Bahkan Kṛṣṇa, apabila melihat putera-putera Pṛthā (anak-anak Kuntī) jatuh ke keadaan sedemikian—berpakaian kulit kijang hitam sebagai kain luar—dipenuhi kemarahan, lalu baginda berkata kepada Yudhiṣṭhira demikian.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights righteous indignation (amarṣa) in the face of adharma: when the virtuous are humiliated and forced into hardship, a dharmic response is required—neither passive acceptance of injustice nor uncontrolled rage, but principled action guided by duty and moral order.
Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa sees the Pāṇḍavas in a reduced, ascetic condition, wearing black antelope-skins as upper garments. Moved to indignation, he begins to speak to Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up counsel and resolve in response to the wrongs done to them.