Shloka 3
कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura
धर्मशास्त्रातिगो मूढो दुरात्मा प्रग्रह॑ गत: । अनेय: श्रेयसां मन्दो धार्तराष्ट्रो जनार्दन
dharmaśāstrātigo mūḍho durātmā pragrahaṃ gataḥ | aneyaḥ śreyasāṃ mando dhārtarāṣṭro janārdana |
वैशम्पायन उवाच— जनार्दन, धार्तराष्ट्रो दुर्योधनः मूढो दुरात्मा च धर्मशास्त्रातिगः स्वहठप्रग्रहगतः। श्रेयसां ग्रहणे मन्दः, स च कल्याणमार्गे नेतुं न शक्यते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that rejecting dharma-śāstra and clinging to obstinate self-will makes a person resistant to guidance; without receptivity to śreyas (true good), ethical correction becomes nearly impossible.
Vaiśaṃpāyana characterizes Duryodhana for Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) as incorrigible—one who disregards dharma and cannot be steered toward a beneficial course—setting the moral tone for the failed peace efforts and the approach of war.