Shloka 40
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
तदिदं मयि ते दृष्ट॑ प्रत्यक्ष मधुसूदन । यथा राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टो वसामि वसतीरिमा:
tad idaṁ mayi te dṛṣṭaṁ pratyakṣaṁ madhusūdana | yathā rājyāt paribhraṣṭo vasāmi vasatīr imāḥ ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: «O Madhusūdana, nasaksihan mo mismo ang lahat ng ito sa akin—kung paanong ako’y naitaboy mula sa aking kaharian at kung paanong ngayo’y namumuhay ako sa mga tahanang ito, nagtitiis ng hirap. Nawa’y maunawaan nang ganap ang lantad na katotohanang ito ng aking pagbagsak at pagdurusa, habang hinahatulan mo kung ano ang nararapat gawin.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira appeals to direct, witnessed reality (pratyakṣa) as an ethical ground for deliberation: the loss of rightful kingship and the lived suffering of exile are not abstractions but facts that must inform dharmic counsel and action.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), reminding him that Kṛṣṇa has personally seen the Pāṇḍavas’ dispossession and their harsh life in exile, thereby strengthening the case for just restitution and guidance.