Shloka 22
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
श्रुत्वा यः सुहृदां शास्त्र मर्त्यो न प्रतिपद्यते । विपाकान्ते दहत्येनं किम्पाकमिव भक्षितम्
śrutvā yaḥ suhṛdāṃ śāstraṃ martyo na pratipadyate | vipākānte dahaty enaṃ kimpākam iva bhakṣitam ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—যে মর্ত্য সুহৃদদের মুখে শাস্ত্রসম্মত উপদেশ শুনেও তা গ্রহণ করে না, তার সেই অস্বীকারই পরিণামের কালে তাকে দগ্ধ করে—যেমন ভক্ষিত কিম্পাক ফল হজমের শেষে দাহ জাগায়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should accept and act upon dharmic, scripturally grounded advice given by well-wishers; rejecting it may seem harmless at first, but it later brings intense suffering when consequences mature—like poison that burns only after it has been consumed.
Vaiśaṃpāyana offers a moral reflection within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-heavy setting: as negotiations and warnings circulate before war, he underscores that ignoring sound guidance from true friends leads to inevitable, delayed anguish.