Shloka 52
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
तं न बुद्धयसि गोविन्द घोरविक्रममच्युतम् । आशीविषमिव क्ुद्धं तेजोराशिमनिन्दितम्
taṁ na buddhyasi govinda ghoravikramam acyutam | āśīviṣam iva kruddhaṁ tejorāśim aninditam ||
Nagbabala si Vidura: hindi mo tunay na nauunawaan si Govinda, ang Acyuta na hindi kailanman nalilihis sa Kanyang kadakilaan. Ang Kanyang lakas ay nakapanghihilakbot; kapag nagngangalit, Siya’y tulad ng makamandag na ahas—kinatatakutan at hindi mapipigil—ngunit Siya’y isang walang-dungis na bukal ng ningning, pinupuri ng mga mabubuting tao.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not mistake the restraint of a righteous and powerful person for incapacity. When dharma is threatened, even the gentle may become formidable; provoking such a force invites consequences.
Vidura is cautioning the Kuru side that they fail to grasp Kṛṣṇa’s true nature and power. He portrays Kṛṣṇa as blameless and revered, yet terrifying when angered—implying that opposing him (and the dharmic cause he supports) is perilous.