Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 75
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
शीघ्रं गच्छ महाबाहो पाण्डवान् परिपालय । भूयस्त्वया समेष्यामि क्षिप्रमेव जनार्दन
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
śīghraṁ gaccha mahābāho pāṇḍavān paripālaya |
bhūyas tvayā sameṣyāmi kṣipram eva janārdana ||
ଏହା ଶୁଣି ଗାନ୍ଧାରୀସହିତ ମହାବାହୁ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କେଶିହନ୍ତା କେଶବଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ— “ମହାବାହୁ ଜନାର୍ଦନ! ଆପଣ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତୁ। ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଭେଟିବି।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as timely protection: when those under one’s care are vulnerable, delay becomes a moral failure. Right action here is immediate guardianship and responsible leadership, even amid grief and political uncertainty.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Mahābāhu and Janārdana) is urged to depart at once to safeguard the Pāṇḍavas, with the assurance that the speaker will meet him again soon—signaling urgency in securing the post-war situation.