कृष्णायाश् चरता प्रीतिं येन क्रोधवशा हताः ॥
प्रविश्य विषमं घोरं पर्वतं गन्धमादनम् ॥
यस्य नागायुतं वीर्यं भुजयोः सारम् अर्पितम् ॥
तेन वो भीमसेनेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत ॥
कृष्णद्वितीयो विक्रम्य तुष्ट्यर्थं जातवेदसः ॥
अजयद् यः पुरा वीरो युध्यमानं पुरंदरम् ॥
यः स साक्षान् महादेवं गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम् ॥
तोषयाम् आस युद्धेन देवदेवम् उमापतिम् ॥
यश् च सर्वान् वशे चक्रे लोकपालान् धनुर्धरः ॥
तेन वो विजयेनाजौ पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत ॥
kṛṣṇāyāś caratā prītiṃ yena krodhavaśā hatāḥ ||
praviśya viṣamaṃ ghoraṃ parvataṃ gandhamādanam ||
yasya nāgāyutaṃ vīryaṃ bhujayoḥ sāram arpitam ||
tena vo bhīmasenena pāṇḍavā abhyayuñjata ||
kṛṣṇadvitīyo vikramya tuṣṭyarthaṃ jātavedasaḥ ||
ajayad yaḥ purā vīro yudhyamānaṃ puraṃdaram ||
yaḥ sa sākṣān mahādevaṃ giriśaṃ śūlapāṇinam ||
toṣayām āsa yuddhena devadevam umāpatim ||
yaś ca sarvān vaśe cakre lokapālān dhanurdharaḥ ||
tena vo vijayenājau pāṇḍavā abhyayuñjata ||
For this reason their mission is to fight. This is what Narada, the knower of the Vedas, told the Vrishni. When you, O Duryodhana, see Keshava holding the conch, discus, and mace in his hand, and this formidable wielder of the bow, Arjuna, armed with his weapons, when you see these two eternal and glorious Krishnas seated on a single chariot, then, O child, you will remember these words of mine. Why should such danger not threaten the Kurus, when your mind, O child, has fallen away from both gain and virtue? If you do not heed my words, you will have to hear of the slaughter of many people, since all the Kauravas share your opinion. You alone hold to this view, O bull of the Bharata race — only three men, namely, Karna, the son of the Suta of low birth, cursed by Rama, Sakuni, son of Suvala, and your vile and sinful brother Duhshasana.
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This fragment (5.49.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, the Pandavas, war. Here dharma is revealed through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.