Shloka 313
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
पाण्डवा: सह कृष्णेन वाग्भिरुग्राभिरार्दयन् । जब दुर्योधन जलको स्तम्भित करके उसके भीतर सो रहा था, उस समय पाण्डवलोग भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके साथ वहाँ आ पहुँचे और अपनी कठोर बातोंसे उसे कष्ट पहुँचाने लगे
pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇena vāgbhir ugrābhir ārdayan | yadā duryodhanaḥ jalake stambhitaḥ kṛtvā tasya madhye supta āsīt, tadā pāṇḍavā bhagavantaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ saha tatra samāpetuḥ, kaṭhoravākyaiś ca taṃ pīḍayām āsuḥ |
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଆସି କଠୋର ବାକ୍ୟରେ ତାକୁ ଆଘାତ କରିଲେ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନ ଜଳକୁ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭିତ କରି ତାହାର ଭିତରେ ଲୁଚି ଶୋଇଥିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ଭଗବାନ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ସହ ସେଠାକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚି ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କଥାରେ ତାକୁ କଷ୍ଟ ଦେବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical power of speech in wartime: even when pursuing a just end, harsh taunting can intensify hostility and blur moral restraint. It invites reflection on whether righteous purpose justifies aggressive verbal conduct toward a vulnerable or concealed opponent.
Duryodhana is concealed in water, having stilled it and fallen asleep within. The Pāṇḍavas arrive with Kṛṣṇa and, seeking to draw him out or confront him, begin to afflict him through severe, provocative words.