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Shloka 89

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रगृहप्रवेशपूर्वक॑ श्रीकृष्णस्य विदुरगृहप्रवेशे एकोननवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭragṛhapraveśapūrvakaṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya viduragṛhapraveśe ekonanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

如是，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《优提瑜伽篇》中——尤以“世尊出使”之段为要——第八十九章至此告终，叙述圣克里希那（Śrī Kṛṣṇa）先入毗度罗（Vidura）之家，以为将入持国王（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）宫阙之先导。结语点明权势与正法之对照：在趋赴王庭之前，克里希那先礼敬清明正直的毗度罗之居，昭示一切政事交涉，当以达摩与操守为门槛。

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

भगवद्यानपर्वणिin the Bhagavad-yāna sub-parvan

धृतराष्ट्रगृहप्रवेशपूर्वकम्having as a prelude the entering of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's house

श्रीकृष्णस्यof Śrī Kṛṣṇa

विदुरगृहप्रवेशेin/at the entering of Vidura's house

एकोननवतितमःeighty-ninth (lit. one-less-than-ninety) (chapter)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Vidura

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Bhagavad-yāna Parva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in high-stakes political missions, dharma comes first: Kṛṣṇa’s prior entry into Vidura’s home highlights respect for integrity, wise counsel, and moral clarity before engaging royal power.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon concluding the chapter: it situates the episode within Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section and notes that the chapter centers on Kṛṣṇa entering Vidura’s house, before proceeding to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s palace.