Shloka 149
मैत्रेयागमन चात्र राज्ञश्नैवानुशासनम् । शापोत्सर्गश्न तेनैव राज्ञो दुर्योधनस्य च,मैत्रेय ऋषिने आकर राजा धृतराष्ट्रको उपदेश किया और उन्होंने ही राजा दुर्योधनको शाप दे दिया
maitreya-āgamanaṁ cātra rājñaś caivānuśāsanam | śāpotsargaś ca tenaiva rājño duryodhanasya ca ||
Here is also recounted the coming of the sage Maitreya and his counsel to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra; and further, how that very sage pronounced a curse upon King Duryodhana. The episode frames a moral warning: when power is joined with arrogance and refusal to heed wise instruction, it invites inevitable downfall.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must accept righteous counsel and restrain pride; ignoring the guidance of sages and persisting in arrogance becomes a cause of ruin, symbolized here by the curse that follows moral refusal.
The text signals an episode in which the sage Maitreya arrives, instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and then pronounces a curse upon King Duryodhana—marking a turning point that foreshadows the consequences of Duryodhana’s conduct.