Shloka 43
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
कुरूणां हितकामेन प्रोक्तं कृष्णेन धीमता । “वीर बन्धुओ! कौरवोंके हितकी कामना रखनेवाले बुद्धिमान् महात्मा श्रीकृष्णने सौहार्दवश जो बात कही थी, वह सब तो तुमने सुनी ही थी
kurūṇāṃ hitakāmena proktaṃ kṛṣṇena dhīmatā |
Vaiśampāyana nói: Kṛṣṇa bậc trí, vì thiện ý và mong điều lành cho dòng Kuru, đã nói lời khuyên dạy. Tất cả những điều bậc đại hồn ấy nói, do tình thân mà vì lợi ích của các Kaurava, các ngươi đã nghe trọn vẹn rồi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political rivalry, wise leadership is marked by seeking the opponent’s welfare and speaking counsel from goodwill (hita-kāma, sauhārda). The verse highlights ethical speech: advice should be motivated by the common good rather than self-interest.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana recalls that Kṛṣṇa had earlier addressed the Kuru/Kaurava side with friendly, welfare-oriented counsel. He notes that the listeners have already heard that entire message, situating the present passage as a continuation or recollection of prior advice.