Shloka 17
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १३५: कुन्त्याः कृष्णं प्रति संदेशः
Kuntī’s Message to Kṛṣṇa
इदमुद्धर्षणं भीम॑ तेजोवर्धनमुत्तमम् । राजानं श्रावयेन्मन्त्री सीदन्तं शत्रुपीडितम्
idam uddharṣaṇaṃ bhīma tejo-vardhanam uttamam | rājānaṃ śrāvayen mantrī sīdantaṃ śatru-pīḍitam ||
اے بھیم! یہ ایک زبردست ابھار ہے—بہادری بڑھانے والی عمدہ حکایت۔ جو بادشاہ دشمنوں کے دباؤ سے ٹوٹ کر مایوسی میں ڈوبنے لگے، وزیر کو چاہیے کہ اسے یہ واقعہ سنا کر حوصلہ جگائے۔
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A minister’s dharma is to steady a ruler’s mind in crisis: when a king is overwhelmed by enemy pressure and despair, the counselor should revive his courage by recounting inspiring exempla that strengthen resolve and restore effective, righteous leadership.
The speaker addresses Bhīma and characterizes a particular “excellent, valor-increasing” account as a tool of statecraft. The verse instructs that this episode should be recited to a despondent king suffering under enemy oppression, so that he regains spirit and readiness to act.