Shloka 22
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
राजानं च समासाद्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । चोदयिष्यामि धर्मज्ञ गमनार्थ तवानघ
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
rājānaṃ ca samāsādya dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram |
codayiṣyāmi dharmajña gamanārtha tavānagha |
baladevaṃ ca durdharṣa tathānyān vṛṣṇipāṇḍavān ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“我将前往拜见秉持正法的尤提施提罗王，并劝请他——噢，通晓法者，噢，无垢者——准许你启程离去。你也将会见那不可战胜的婆罗提婆，以及弗利什尼族与般度族的其他英雄。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an action is necessary (such as departure on urgent business), it should be done through dharmic procedure—approaching the rightful authority (the king) and seeking proper consent, reflecting respect, order, and ethical governance.
Vaiśampāyana reports that he will go to King Yudhiṣṭhira to request permission for someone’s departure; he also notes that this departure will lead to meeting Baladeva and other Vṛṣṇi and Pāṇḍava heroes, situating the journey within the network of allied kinsmen.