Shloka 12
Mudgalasya Svarga-nirvedaḥ
Mudgala’s Disenchantment with Heaven
वैशम्पायन उवाच ते सर्व एव राजानमभिजममुर्युधिष्ठिरम् । अभिगम्य च तत् सर्व शशंसुस्तस्य चेष्टितम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर वे सब लोग राजा युधिष्ठिरके पास गये। वहाँ जाकर गन्धरवॉने दुर्योधनकी सारी कुचेष्टा कह सुनायी
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: te sarva eva rājānam abhijagmur yudhiṣṭhiram | abhigamya ca tat sarvaṃ śaśaṃsus tasya ceṣṭitam ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König! Daraufhin gingen sie alle zu König Yudhiṣṭhira. Als sie zu ihm traten, berichteten sie ihm vollständig von Duryodhanas Verhalten und Taten und legten seine böse Absicht und seine Verfehlungen offen.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing is not merely personal; it becomes a matter for ethical scrutiny when it affects others. The verse highlights responsible governance: facts are brought before a dharmic ruler so that judgment and response can be guided by righteousness rather than rumor or impulse.
A group of people approach King Yudhiṣṭhira and narrate the full account of Duryodhana’s actions and schemes. The scene functions as a formal reporting of events to the central moral authority among the Pāṇḍavas.