Shloka 13
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
ततो महति पर्यड्के मणिकाञ्चनभूषिते | ददर्श कृष्णमासीनं नीलमेघसमगद्युतिम्
tato mahati paryaṅke maṇikāñcanabhūṣite | dadarśa kṛṣṇam āsīnaṃ nīlameghasamagadyutim ||
Pagkaraan, nakita niya si Kṛṣṇa na nakaupo sa isang malaking higaan na pinalamutian ng mga hiyas at ginto, nagniningning na wari’y maitim na ulap-ulan. Ipinapakita ng tagpong ito ang mapitagang pagkilala sa banal na kamahalan: hindi sa kapangyarihan para sa kapangyarihan nakatuon ang tingin ng nakamasid, kundi sa mapalad na presensiya ng Isa na ang ningning ay tanda ng pag-iingat, paggabay, at muling pagtindig ng dharma matapos ang pagkawasak ng digmaan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds darśana—recognition of the divine and auspicious—suggesting that true authority and guidance are grounded in dharma and protective compassion. Kṛṣṇa’s radiance functions as a narrative marker of reassurance and moral orientation in the aftermath of conflict.
The narrator reports a sight: Kṛṣṇa is seen seated on a grand couch ornamented with gems and gold, shining with cloud-like dark splendor. It is a descriptive moment that sets a reverential tone before counsel, instruction, or significant dialogue.