Shloka 25
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
सो<यं दुर्योधनेनार्थों लुब्धेनादीर्घदर्शिना
so ’yaṁ duryodhanenārtho lubdhenādīrghadarśinā | vāryamāṇo ’karod vairaṁ pāṇḍavair guṇavattaraiḥ ||
Thus it was that Duryodhana—greedy and lacking far-sighted judgment—brought this disastrous outcome upon himself: though repeatedly restrained and advised against it, he chose to forge enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, who were richer in virtue and excellence. The verse underscores how contempt for well-wishers and short-sighted counsel, driven by craving, ripens into ruinous conflict.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed and short-sightedness make a person reject good counsel; ignoring restraining advice and choosing hostility against the virtuous leads to self-made calamity.
Kṛpa reflects on the root cause of the catastrophe: Duryodhana, despite being repeatedly dissuaded, deliberately maintained enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, who were superior in virtues—setting the stage for the destructive war and its aftermath.