Shloka 7
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
'श्रीकृष्णको कैद हुआ सुनकर पाण्डव दाँत तोड़े हुए सर्पोोके समान अचेत और हतोत्साह हो जायँगे ।। अयं ह्वोषां महाबाहु: सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च | अस्मिन् गृहीते वरदे ऋषभे सर्वसात्वताम्
śrīkṛṣṇo kaiḍaḥ huā śrutvā pāṇḍavā dantatoḍe huye sarpavat acetāḥ hatotsāhā bhaviṣyanti || ayaṃ hvoṣāṃ mahābāhuḥ sarveṣāṃ śarma varma ca | asmin gṛhīte varade ṛṣabhe sarvasāttvatām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“听闻圣克里希纳被擒并囚禁，般度五子将如毒牙被折之蛇——惊惶失措、无力作为，尽失决心。因为那位大臂者既是他们众人的归依，也是他们的甲胄，是一切安稳之源。若那位赐福者、萨特瓦塔族中之雄牛被夺去，他们的护佑与信心必将崩塌。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and political reality that a righteous cause also depends on steadfast protectors and wise leadership. When the principal guardian (Kṛṣṇa) is removed, even strong warriors can become ineffective—showing how morale, counsel, and dharmic guidance are decisive in sustaining right action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the likely impact of news that Kṛṣṇa has been captured: the Pāṇḍavas would be shocked and lose heart, because Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as their chief safeguard—both their ‘shelter’ and ‘armor’—the foremost among the Sāttvatas whose presence sustains their confidence and security.