Shloka 50
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
क्रोधमाहारयच्चैव तीव्र धर्मसुतो नृपः । देवांक्ष गर्हयामास धर्म चैव युधिष्ठिर:,धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरके मनमें तीव्र रोष जाग उठा। वे देवताओं और धर्मको कोसने लगे
krodham āhārayac caiva tīvraṃ dharmasuto nṛpaḥ | devāṃś ca garhayāmāsa dharmaṃ caiva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, was seized by intense anger. In that state he began to censure the gods—and even Dharma itself—revealing a moral crisis in which the very principles he had trusted seemed to have failed him.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most dharma-centered person can face moments when suffering and perceived injustice provoke anger against the divine order. The verse highlights an ethical tension: faith in Dharma is tested not only by external events but by one’s inner reactions, especially when outcomes seem to contradict righteousness.
In the Svargarohana episode, Yudhiṣṭhira undergoes severe emotional and moral strain. Here he becomes intensely angry and begins to reproach the gods and Dharma itself, indicating his disillusionment with how justice appears to operate in the world and setting up the ensuing resolution of his trial.