Shloka 27
प्रगृह् च कुरुश्रेष्ठ साड़॒दं दक्षिणं भुजम् । उवाच धर्मभृत् पार्थ उभौ तौ केशवार्जुनौ
pragṛhya ca kuruśreṣṭha sāṅgadaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ bhujam | uvāca dharmabhṛt pārtha ubhau tau keśavārjunau ||
O pinakamainam sa mga Kuru! Pagkaraan, ang matuwid na haring si Yudhiṣṭhira, hinawakan sa sariling kamay ang kanang bisig ni Śrī Kṛṣṇa na may palamuting pulseras sa braso, at nagsalita sa kapwa Keśava at Arjuna.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, rightful leadership is marked by restraint, reverence, and accountability to dharma. Yudhiṣṭhira’s gesture and address signal that decisions should be grounded in moral duty and guided by wise counsel.
Yudhiṣṭhira physically takes hold of Kṛṣṇa’s right arm (adorned with an armlet) and then speaks to both Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, setting up an important exchange before subsequent action in the battle narrative.