Shloka 82
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
युधिछिर उवाच न ममैतन्मतं कृष्ण यत् त्वं याया: कुरून् प्रति । सुयोधन: सूक्तमपि न करिष्यति ते वच:
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na mamaitanmataṃ kṛṣṇa yat tvaṃ yāyāḥ kurūn prati |
suyodhanaḥ sūktam api na kariṣyati te vacaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Kṛṣṇa, hindi ito ang aking pinag-isipang pasya—na ikaw ay pumunta sa mga Kurū. Sapagkat si Suyodhana ay hindi susunod sa iyong mga salita, kahit pa ito’y mahusay at makabubuti.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise counsel alone does not ensure ethical action; when a leader is ruled by obstinacy and adharma, even sound advice may fail. The verse highlights discernment in diplomacy and the moral tragedy of refusing good counsel.
As peace efforts are being considered before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses reluctance about Kṛṣṇa going to the Kuru side as an emissary, fearing that Duryodhana (Suyodhana) will disregard even Kṛṣṇa’s best words.