Shloka 12
कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्
Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation
तिस््र: क॒क्ष्या व्यतिक्रम्प केशवो राजवेश्मन: । वैचित्रवीर्य राजानमभ्यगच्छदरिंदम:,उस राजभवनकी तीन ड्यौढ़ियोंको पार करके शत्रुसूदन केशव विचित्रवीर्यकुमार राजा धृतराष्ट्रके समीप गये
tisraḥ kakṣyā vyatikramya keśavo rājaveśmanaḥ | vaicitravīrya-rājānam abhyagacchad arindamaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Vượt qua ba cửa trong của hoàng cung, Keśava—bậc khuất phục kẻ thù—tiến đến gần nhà vua, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, con của Vicitravīrya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and authority are approached best through discipline and purposeful conduct: Kṛṣṇa’s measured entry into the royal inner courts signals that ethical counsel must be delivered directly at the center of decision-making, especially when war is imminent.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) crosses three guarded palace enclosures and goes to meet King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, identified as the son/descendant of Vicitravīrya, setting the stage for high-stakes counsel in the lead-up to conflict.