Shloka 7
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ७७: पुरुषकार–दैवसंयोगः तथा दुष्टमन्त्रपरामर्शस्य राजनैतिक-परिणामः
Human Effort, Contingency, and the Political Effects of Corrupt Counsel
पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च भवान् न: प्रथम: सुह्ृत् सुराणामसुराणां च यथा वीर प्रजापति:,वीरवर! जैसे प्रजापति ब्रह्माजी देवताओं तथा असुरोंके भी प्रधान हितैषी हैं, उसी प्रकार आप हम पाण्डवों तथा कौरवोंके भी प्रधान सुहृद् हैं
pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca bhavān naḥ prathamaḥ suhṛt surāṇām asurāṇāṃ ca yathā vīra prajāpatiḥ
ข้าแต่วีรบุรุษผู้ประเสริฐ! ดุจดังปรชาปติพรหมาเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลยิ่งแก่ทั้งเทวะและอสูร ฉันใด พระองค์ก็เป็นมิตรผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดแก่ทั้งปาณฑพและกุรุ (เการพ) ฉันนั้น.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises impartial benevolence: a true well-wisher seeks the good of both sides in a family conflict, like Prajāpati who is regarded as benefactor of both devas and asuras. Ethical counsel should rise above factional loyalty and aim at the welfare of all.
In Udyoga Parva, amid efforts and tensions leading toward war, Arjuna addresses an honored figure as the foremost friend of both Pāṇḍavas and Kurus, invoking the analogy of Prajāpati’s universal guardianship to emphasize the addressee’s role as a neutral, overarching well-wisher.