Shloka 21
अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः
Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception
््च्खच्-ञॉ्-आऑखचखि ्ज््ज््स्य््ििः कि 2 ् कृष्णमक्लिष्टकर्माणमासाद्यायं सुदुर्मति: । तव पुत्र: सहामात्य: क्षणेन न भविष्यति,अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले श्रीकृष्णसे भिड़कर तुम्हारा यह दुर्बुद्धि पुत्र अपने मन्त्रियोंसहित क्षणभरमें नष्ट हो जायगा
bhīṣma uvāca | kṛṣṇam akliṣṭa-karmāṇam āsādya ayaṃ sudurmatī tava putraḥ sahāmātyaḥ kṣaṇena na bhaviṣyati | anāyāsaḥ hi mahān ||
“اگر یہ بدبخت—تمہارا بیٹا—اکلِشٹ کرم والے شری کرشن کے مقابل آئے، جو بے تکلف عظیم کارنامے سرانجام دیتے ہیں، تو وہ اپنے وزیروں سمیت ایک لمحے میں نیست و نابود ہو جائے گا۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that arrogant, unethical resolve (sudurmatī) collapses when it challenges righteous and divinely-supported power. Sound counsel urges restraint and humility: confronting a truly great agent of dharma leads to swift ruin, not glory.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel, Bhishma warns the Kuru king (Dhritarashtra) that his son (Duryodhana), if he chooses to oppose or attack Krishna, will be annihilated instantly along with his advisers—highlighting Krishna’s effortless might and the folly of hostile defiance.