Shloka 7
Nakula’s Adaptive Counsel to Kṛṣṇa in the Kuru Assembly (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ७८)
तथापि बुद्धि पापिष्ठां वर्धयन्त्यस्य मन्त्रिण:
tathāpi buddhiṁ pāpiṣṭhāṁ vardhayanty asya mantriṇaḥ
Und dennoch schüren seine Ratgeber fortwährend seinen sündhaftesten Entschluss—sie stärken gerade jene Absicht, die ihn immer weiter von der Dharma entfernt.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unrighteous outcomes often arise not only from a leader’s weakness but from advisers who reinforce harmful intentions. Ethical counsel should restrain wrongdoing, not amplify it.
Arjuna comments on a ruler’s deteriorating moral judgment, noting that the ruler’s ministers are actively encouraging and strengthening his sinful resolve—an observation that frames the political-ethical tensions leading toward conflict.