Shloka 4
संध्यामुपास्य ध्यायन्तस्तमेव गतमानसा: । आनाय्य कृष्णं दाशाहईं पुनर्मन्त्रममन्त्रयन्
sandhyām upāsya dhyāyantas tam eva gatamānasāḥ | ānāyya kṛṣṇaṃ dāśārhaṃ punar mantram amantrayan |
சந்தியாவந்தனம் செய்து, மனத்தை முழுவதும் அவர்மேலே நிலைநிறுத்தி தியானித்தபடியே, அவர்கள் தாசார்ஹ குலத்தவன் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனை அழைத்து வந்து, மீண்டும் அவருடன் ரகசிய ஆலோசனை செய்தனர்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links disciplined ritual life (Sandhyā worship) and inward concentration with ethical decision-making: after centering themselves through worship and meditation, the leaders seek wise counsel from Kṛṣṇa, implying that major actions—especially those leading toward conflict—should be preceded by self-restraint, clarity of mind, and consultation with the truly discerning.
After completing twilight worship and meditating with focused minds, the group brings Kṛṣṇa (called Dāśārha) and again engages him in deliberation—renewing strategic and moral consultation as events move toward decisive political and martial outcomes in the Udyoga Parva.