Shloka 105
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
(कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च लोकानां चापराजित । सर्वस्यैतस्य वाष्णेय गतिस्त्वमसि माधव ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca lokānāṃ cāparājita | sarvasyaitasya vāṣṇeya gatistvamasi mādhava || prabhāvo buddhivīryaṃ ca tādṛśaṃ tava keśava || tām āmantrya ca govindaḥ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam | prātiṣṭhata mahābāhur duryodhanagṛhān prati ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó invencível Mādhava, descendente dos Vṛṣṇis! Tu és o refúgio e o derradeiro recurso dos Kurus, dos Pāṇḍavas e, na verdade, de todos os mundos. Ó Keśava, tua majestade e a força de teu intelecto discernente são dignas de ti.” Tendo assim se despedido dela, Govinda—depois de circundar Kuntī (Pṛthā) com reverência—partiu, o de braços poderosos, em direção à casa de Duryodhana.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid impending war, the highest ethical orientation is to recognize the true ‘gati’—the ultimate refuge and guiding intelligence. The verse frames Kṛṣṇa as the stabilizing moral and cosmic recourse for both sides, implying that right counsel and discerning power (buddhi-vīrya) are central to dharma in crisis.
After being praised as the refuge of all and acknowledged for his power and intellect, Kṛṣṇa respectfully takes leave of Kuntī by circumambulating her and then proceeds toward Duryodhana’s house—signaling the next step in his diplomatic engagement with the Kaurava leadership.