Shloka 9
Virāṭa-sabhāyāṃ Saṃniveśaḥ — Assembly at Virāṭa’s Hall and Kṛṣṇa’s Diplomatic Counsel
कथान्तमासाद्य च माधवेन संघट्टिता: पाण्डवकार्यहेतो: । ते राजसिंहा: सहिता हाशृण्वन् वाक््यं महार्थ सुमहोदयं च
kathāntam āsādya ca mādhavena saṅghaṭṭitāḥ pāṇḍava-kārya-hetoḥ | te rāja-siṃhāḥ sahitā ha śṛṇvan vākyam mahārtha-sumahodayam ca ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: Когда их беседа подошла к концу, те цари — львиные в доблести, собранные Мадхавой ради дела Пандавов, — сели вместе и стали внимать словам Шри Кришны, тяжёлым смыслом и богатым благим исходом.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective leadership in a dharmic crisis involves uniting capable allies for a just purpose and guiding them through counsel that is ‘mahārtha’ (deeply meaningful) and ‘sumahodaya’ (aimed at beneficial outcomes), rather than through mere force or personal ambition.
After the gathered kings finish their own discussion, they—having been organized by Kṛṣṇa in support of the Pāṇḍavas—sit together and listen attentively to Kṛṣṇa’s consequential, purpose-driven speech as the political and ethical tensions move toward decisive action.