Shloka 25
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शान्त्युपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel to Duryodhana for Pacification
सुसंहत: केशवेन तात गच्छ युधिष्ठिरम् । चर स्वस्त्ययनं कृत्स्नं भरतानामनामयम्
susaṃhataḥ keśavena tāta gaccha yudhiṣṭhiram | cara svastyayanaṃ kṛtsnaṃ bharatānām anāmayam ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அன்புள்ளவனே, கேசவனுடன் நன்கு ஆயத்தமாய் யுதிஷ்டிரனிடம் செல். பாரதர்களுக்கு எந்தத் தீங்கும் நேராதபடி முழுமையான மங்களப் பணியை நிறைவேற்று.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes responsible action aimed at collective welfare: one should proceed well-prepared, guided by wise counsel (Keśava), and prioritize an auspicious, peace-securing course so that the wider community (the Bharatas) is protected from harm.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, an instruction is given to approach Yudhiṣṭhira together with Kṛṣṇa and to undertake a complete ‘svastyayana’—a mission intended to secure auspiciousness and avert calamity for the Bharata lineage.