Shloka 148
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
त॑ दुष्टभावं॑ विज्ञाय व्यासस्यागमन द्रुतम् । निर्याणप्रतिषेधश्व सुरभ्याख्यानमेव च,दुर्योधनके इस दूषित भावको जानकर महर्षि व्यास झटपट वहाँ आ पहुँचे और उन्होंने दुर्योधनकी यात्राका निषेध कर दिया। इसी प्रसंगमें सुरभिका आख्यान भी है
taṁ duṣṭabhāvaṁ vijñāya vyāsasyāgamanaṁ drutam | niryāṇa-pratiṣedhaś ca surabhy-ākhyānam eva ca ||
Perceiving Duryodhana’s corrupt intention, the sage Vyāsa hastened to that place. He forbade Duryodhana from setting out on his journey; and in this very context the episode (ākhyāna) of Surabhī is also related—underscoring how wise counsel seeks to restrain harmful resolve before it ripens into wrongdoing.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a harmful intention is recognized early, dharmic authority intervenes to restrain action; ethical life requires checking corrupt resolve before it becomes irreversible harm.
Vyāsa perceives Duryodhana’s tainted motive and quickly arrives to prevent him from departing; the text notes that the Surabhī episode is told in this same connection as an illustrative narrative.