Shloka 3
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry and Sañjaya’s Etymologies of Kṛṣṇa’s Names
Puruṣottama-nāma-nirvacana
विद्यया तात जानामि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम् । कर्तारमकृतं देवं भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययम्,तात! मैं ज्ञानदृष्टिसे ही प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति और विनाश करनेवाले त्रियुगस्वरूप भगवान् मधुसूदनको, जो सबके कर्ता हैं, परंतु किसीके कार्य नहीं हैं, जानता हूँ
vidyayā tāta jānāmi triyugaṁ madhusūdanam | kartāram akṛtaṁ devaṁ bhūtānāṁ prabhavāpyayam ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Mahal kong ginoo, sa pamamagitan ng mata ng kaalaman ay nakikilala ko si Madhusūdana—ang banal na Panginoon ng tatlong yugto ng panahon—na siyang tagapaglikha ng lahat, ngunit Siya mismo’y hindi nilikha at hindi nasasaling ng gawa ng iba; Siya ang pinagmumulan ng paglitaw ng mga nilalang at ang hantungan ng kanilang pagpanaw.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms a theological insight: Krishna (Madhusudana) is the uncreated divine agent who stands as the ultimate source and end of all beings. True knowledge recognizes the Lord as creator without being a created product, grounding dharma in a cosmic, moral order beyond human politics.
Sanjaya, speaking to his listener (addressed as “tāta”), declares his recognition of Krishna’s divine nature. In the tense pre-war setting of the Udyoga Parva, this frames Krishna not merely as a diplomat but as the cosmic Lord whose presence shapes the ethical stakes of the coming conflict.