Shloka 109
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
नतु पर्यायधर्मेण सिद्धि प्राप्नोति मानव: । मनसैवानुकूलानि धातैव कुरुते वशे
na tu paryāyadharmeṇa siddhiṁ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | manasaivānukūlāni dhātaiva kurute vaśe |
মানুষ কেবল নামমাত্র ধর্মাচরণে সিদ্ধি পায় না। বিধাতাই কেবল মনঃসংকল্পের বলেই সবকিছুকে অনুকূল করে বশে আনেন।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mere outward or conventional observance of dharma does not guarantee accomplishment; ultimate outcomes are governed by the cosmic Ordainer (dhātā), who can, by sheer resolve, make circumstances favorable and bring all under control.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war deliberations, Sañjaya reflects on the limits of human effort and the insufficiency of merely formal righteousness, emphasizing that the final turning of events lies with the higher ordering power.