Shloka 21
अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः
Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception
््च्खच्-ञॉ्-आऑखचखि ्ज््ज््स्य््ििः कि 2 ् कृष्णमक्लिष्टकर्माणमासाद्यायं सुदुर्मति: । तव पुत्र: सहामात्य: क्षणेन न भविष्यति
bhīṣma uvāca | kṛṣṇam akliṣṭa-karmāṇam āsādya ayaṃ sudurmatī tava putraḥ sahāmātyaḥ kṣaṇena na bhaviṣyati | anāyāsaḥ hi mahān ||
Bhishma disse: “Se esse de mente perversa—teu filho—vier a enfrentar Krishna, cujos feitos se cumprem sem esforço, ele será destruído num instante, juntamente com seus ministros. Pois a grandeza de Krishna é, por si, sem fadiga.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that arrogant, unethical resolve (sudurmatī) collapses when it challenges righteous and divinely-supported power. Sound counsel urges restraint and humility: confronting a truly great agent of dharma leads to swift ruin, not glory.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel, Bhishma warns the Kuru king (Dhritarashtra) that his son (Duryodhana), if he chooses to oppose or attack Krishna, will be annihilated instantly along with his advisers—highlighting Krishna’s effortless might and the folly of hostile defiance.