Shloka 28
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
स त्वं परिवृतः पार्थन्नक्षत्रैरिव चन्द्रमा: । प्रशाधि राज्यं कौन्तेय कुन्तीं च प्रतिनन्दय
sa tvaṁ parivṛtaḥ pārthann akṣatrair iva candramāḥ | praśādhi rājyaṁ kaunteya kuntīṁ ca pratinandaya, kuntīkumāra |
اے پارتھ! جیسے چاند ستاروں سے گھرا ہوتا ہے، ویسے ہی تم بھی اپنے بھائیوں کے حلقے میں رہ کر مملکت کو خوش اسلوبی سے سنبھالو۔ اے کنتی کے بیٹے! ثابت قدمی سے حکومت کرو اور ماں کنتی کو خوشی اور اطمینان بخشو۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Leadership is to be exercised in harmony with one’s kin: rule responsibly with the support of brothers, and uphold filial duty by comforting and honoring one’s mother—ethical governance joined with family care.
Vāyudeva addresses Pārtha/Kaunteya (Arjuna) with an image of the moon among stars, urging him to administer the kingdom while surrounded by his brothers and to bring joy and reassurance to Kuntī.