Shloka 45
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
प्रत्याश्चासय गान्धारीं हतपुत्रां यशस्विनीम् । शैब्य और सुग्रीव नामक अश्व जिनके वाहन हैं, उन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके जाते समय पाण्डवोंने फिर उनसे कहा--'प्रभो! यशस्विनी गान्धारी देवीके पुत्र मारे गये हैं; अतः आप उस दु:खिया माताको धीरज बँधावें' ।। स प्रायात् पाण्डवैरुक्तस्तत् पुरं सात्वतां वर: । आससाद ततः: क्षिप्रं गान्धारीं निहतात्मजाम्
sa prāyāt pāṇḍavair uktas tat puraṁ sāttvatāṁ varaḥ | āsasāda tataḥ kṣipraṁ gāndhārīṁ nihatātmajām ||
当奎师那——以名马“舍毗耶”与“苏格利婆”为驾者——将要启程时，般度五子又对他说：“主啊！声名显赫的甘陀梨王后已失其子；愿你抚慰那悲苦的母亲，使其心志得以安定。”受般度五子所托，奎师那——萨特瓦塔族中之最胜者——遂往城中而去，迅速来到丧子之甘陀梨面前，好使那哀恸的母亲在战祸之后得以慰藉与坚忍。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the aftermath of violence, dharma expresses itself not only through victory or justice but through compassionate responsibility: the powerful (here, Kṛṣṇa) should actively console and steady those shattered by loss, acknowledging grief and preventing it from turning into further harm.
After being urged by the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇa departs and promptly goes to meet Gāndhārī, who has lost her sons, indicating an immediate move to address the moral and emotional crisis created by the war.