Shloka 5
शोकाकुल-युधिष्ठिरं प्रति कुन्त्याः कालोचितोपदेशः | Kuntī’s Timely Counsel to the Grief-Stricken Yudhiṣṭhira
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें कर्णके पराक्रमका कथन नामक पाँचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,यातित: स मया पूर्व भ्रात्र्यं ज्ञापयितुं तव । भास्करेण च देवेन पित्रा धर्मभूतां वर “धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिर! मैंने पहले कर्णको यह बतानेका प्रयत्न किया था कि पाण्डव तुम्हारे भाई हैं। उसके पिता भगवान् भास्करने भी ऐसी ही चेष्टा की
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi karṇaparākramakathana-nāmakaḥ pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ | yātitaḥ sa mayā pūrvaṁ bhrātṛyaṁ jñāpayituṁ tava | bhāskareṇa ca devena pitrā dharmabhūtāṁ vara ||
Thus ends the fifth chapter, called “The Account of Karṇa’s Valor,” within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of the Śānti Parvan of the Śrī Mahābhārata. Nārada says: “O best among the righteous, I had earlier urged him, seeking to make known to you the bond of brotherhood. His father too—the divine Bhāskara—made the same effort.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even authoritative revelation of truth (by sages and gods) does not automatically transform human allegiance; dharma involves not only knowing what is right but also having the courage and timing to act on it, and the narrative highlights the ethical cost when truth is recognized yet not embraced.
Nārada addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, stating that he previously tried to inform Karṇa about his fraternal relationship with the Pāṇḍavas, and that Karṇa’s divine father Bhāskara (the Sun) also attempted the same—framing the background to Karṇa’s choices despite knowing his true kinship.