Shloka 3
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
भगवान् जनार्दन आहुकवंशी क्षत्रियोंक अधिपति तथा समस्त सात्वतों (यादवों)-के अगुआ हैं। उनका हृदय महान् है, पराक्रम भी महान् है तथा वे महान् सत्त्वगुणसे सम्पन्न हैं ।।
bhagavān janārdana āhukavaṁśī kṣatriyāṇām adhipatis tathā samasta-sāttvatānām (yādavānām) agreṇīḥ | mahā-hṛdayo mahā-parākramo mahā-sattva-guṇa-sampannaś ca || sphīta-stho vṛṣṇi-rāṣṭra-stho bhartā goptā ca mādhavaḥ | trayāṇām api lokānāṁ bhagavān prapitāmahaḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra disse: “O Bem-aventurado Janārdana—nascido na linhagem de Āhuka—é o soberano entre os kṣatriyas e o principal guia de todos os Sāttvatas (os Yādavas). Grande é o seu coração, grande é o seu valor, e ele é dotado de elevada excelência e pureza de caráter. Firmado na prosperidade do reino dos Vṛṣṇis, Mādhava é o sustentador e protetor desse povo; e, por ser o progenitor até mesmo do próprio Pitāmaha, o Senhor é reverenciado como o bisavô dos três mundos.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal sovereignty as grounded in magnanimity, valor, and sattva (moral clarity). It presents Kṛṣṇa as the archetypal leader—one who sustains and protects his people while embodying ethical excellence, implying that legitimate power is inseparable from virtue and guardianship.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks of Kṛṣṇa’s stature—his clan leadership among the Yādavas/Sāttvatas and his cosmic eminence—underscoring why Kṛṣṇa’s counsel and mediation carry exceptional authority in the impending conflict.