Shloka 36
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins
तदलं ते विरोधेन शमं गच्छ नृपात्मज । वासुदेवेन तीर्थेन कुलं रक्षितुमहसि
tad alaṁ te virodhena śamaṁ gaccha nṛpātmaja | vāsudevena tīrthena kulaṁ rakṣitum arhasi ||
Sinabi ni Kaṇva: “Sapat na ang paglalaban na ito, O anak ng hari; wala itong tunay na pakinabang na idudulot sa iyo. Lumapit ka sa kapayapaan. Sa piling mo si Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)—isang banal na kanlungan—dapat mong ingatan ang iyong angkan sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagkasundo sa mga Pāṇḍava.”
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hostility is portrayed as fruitless and self-destructive; the wiser course is śama (reconciliation). Aligning with Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) as a moral and spiritual refuge enables the protection of one’s kula and dharma through peace rather than escalation.
Kaṇva addresses a prince amid rising conflict and urges him to abandon opposition, seek a settlement, and rely on Vāsudeva’s guidance/support so that the dynasty is preserved instead of being consumed by internecine war.