Shloka 11
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १३५: कुन्त्याः कृष्णं प्रति संदेशः
Kuntī’s Message to Kṛṣṇa
तादृशा हि सहाया वै पुरुषस्य बुभूषत: । इष्टं जिहीर्षत: किंचित् सचिवा: शत्रुकर्शन,शत्रुसूदन! जो पुरुष अपनी उन्नति चाहता है और शत्रुके हाथसे अपनी अभीष्ट सम्पत्तिको हर लाना चाहता है, उसके सहायक और मन्त्री पूर्वोक्त गुणोंसे युक्त सुहृद हुआ करते हैं
tādṛśā hi sahāyā vai puruṣasya bubhūṣataḥ | iṣṭaṃ jihīrṣataḥ kiñcit sacivāḥ śatrukarśana śatrusūdana ||
“Ó subjugador de inimigos! Para o homem que busca elevar-se e prosperar, e que deseja recuperar—ainda que em parte—o que lhe é caro quando foi tomado pelos adversários, tais auxiliares e ministros são necessários: amigos bem-intencionados, dotados das qualidades antes descritas, capazes de enfraquecer e vencer os inimigos.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler or aspirant to success needs capable, loyal, and virtuous counsellors and allies; reclaiming one’s rightful aims from hostile forces is achieved through trustworthy support and sound advice, not by isolated effort.
The speaker (the son) continues advising about the kind of helpers and ministers a person should have, emphasizing that those who seek advancement and the recovery of what enemies have taken must rely on well-qualified, friendly advisers.