धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
भगवन्न् एवम् एवैतद् यथा वदसि नारद ॥
इच्छामि चाहम् अप्य् एवं न त्व् ईशो भगवन्न् अहम् ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवम् उक्त्वा ततः कृष्णम् अभ्यभाषत भारत ॥
स्वर्ग्यं लोक्यं च माम् आत्थ धर्म्यं न्याय्यं च केशव ॥
न त्व् अहं स्ववशस् तात क्रियमाणं न मे प्रियम् ॥
अङ्ग दुर्योधनं कृष्ण मन्दं शास्त्रातिगं मम ॥
अनुनेतुं महाबाहो यतस्व पुरुषोत्तम ॥
सुहृत्कार्यं तु सुमहत् कृतं ते स्याज् जनार्दन ॥
ततो ऽभ्यावृत्य वार्ष्णेयो दुर्योधनम् अमर्षणम् ॥
अब्रवीन् मधुरां वाचं सर्वधर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
bhagavann evam evaitad yathā vadasi nārada ||
icchāmi cāham apy evaṃ na tv īśo bhagavann aham ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evam uktvā tataḥ kṛṣṇam abhyabhāṣata bhārata ||
svargyaṃ lokyaṃ ca mām āttha dharmyaṃ nyāyyaṃ ca keśava ||
na tv ahaṃ svavaśas tāta kriyamāṇaṃ na me priyam ||
aṅga duryodhanaṃ kṛṣṇa mandaṃ śāstrātigaṃ mama ||
anunetuṃ mahābāho yatasva puruṣottama ||
suhṛtkāryaṃ tu sumahat kṛtaṃ te syāj janārdana ||
tato 'bhyāvṛtya vārṣṇeyo duryodhanam amarṣaṇam ||
abravīn madhurāṃ vācaṃ sarvadharmārthatattvavit ||
Dhritarashtra said: "O venerable one, it is exactly as you say, Narada. I too wish for this, but, O venerable one, I am not master of myself." Vaishampayana said: "Having spoken thus, he then addressed Krishna, O Bharata: 'You speak to me, O Keshava, of what is heavenly, worldly, righteous, and just. But I am not master of myself, child, and what is happening is not dear to me. O Krishna, O mighty-armed one, O best among men, strive to conciliate my foolish Duryodhana, who transgresses all teaching. Then a great service to a friend would be accomplished by you, O Janardana.' Then the Vrishni hero, turning to the impatient Duryodhana, spoke sweet words, knowing the essence of all dharma, purpose, and truth."
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Krishna directs his instruction to Duryodhana directly and practically: to set aside pride, listen to friends, hold to dharma, and choose peace with the Pandavas. The point of this passage is not abstract morality but a warning of the concrete destruction of the dynasty, should the desire for power be placed above truth, kinship, and prudence.