Shloka 34
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
अग्रतो वासुदेवस्य कर्णदुर्योधनावुभौ । वृष्णय: कृतवर्मा चाप्यासन् कृष्णस्य पृष्ठत:,वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके आगे-आगे कर्ण और दुर्योधन थे और उनके पीछे कृतवर्मा तथा अन्य वृष्णिवंशी वीर थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
agrato vāsudevasya karṇa-duryodhanāv ubhau |
vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛtavarmā cāpy āsan kṛṣṇasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Sa unahan ni Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) ay naroon kapwa sina Karṇa at Duryodhana; at sa likuran ni Kṛṣṇa ay sina Kṛtavarmā at iba pang mga bayani ng angkang Vṛṣṇi. Ipinakikita ng taludtod kung paanong ang mga dakilang tauhan ng nalalapit na digmaan ay pumapaling sa paligid ni Kṛṣṇa—may nangunguna at may sumusunod—na nagpapahiwatig ng tensiyong moral sa pagitan ng pakikipag-alyansa para sa kapangyarihan at ng wastong paggabay.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how proximity to Kṛṣṇa does not automatically imply righteousness: powerful figures may place themselves prominently, yet true alignment with dharma is shown by the quality of one’s intent and conduct, not merely by physical position or political association.
The narrator describes the formation/order of a group around Kṛṣṇa: Karṇa and Duryodhana are positioned in front, while Kṛtavarmā and other Vṛṣṇi warriors are behind Kṛṣṇa, indicating a structured movement or escort arrangement amid the tense pre-war diplomacy of the Udyoga Parva.