Mahabharata 3.56.3 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 56, Shloka 3
अक्षद्यूतप्रवेशः — Kali’s Entry and the Initiation of the Dice-Contest
हंसानां वचन यत् तु तन्मां दहति पार्थिव । त्वत्कृते हि मया वीर राजान: संनिपातिता:
Bṛhadaśva uvāca: haṃsānāṃ vacanaṃ yat tu tan māṃ dahati pārthiva | tvatkṛte hi mayā vīra rājānaḥ sannipātitāḥ ||
Disse Bṛhadaśva: “Ó rei, as palavras ditas pelos cisnes—o que eu ouvi—ainda me queimam por dentro. Por tua causa somente, ó herói, fiz com que os reis se reunissem aqui.”
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The verse highlights how words and messages can ignite powerful inner states—desire, grief, or resolve—and how such inner compulsion can drive public, political action (here, convening an assembly of kings).
Bṛhadaśva reports that a message conveyed by swans continues to torment him, and he explains that he has arranged a gathering of many kings specifically for the sake of the king he is addressing.
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