Shloka 11
Book 3 (Āraṇyaka-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Alliance Gathering; Arjuna’s Praise of Keśava; Draupadī’s Duḥkha-nivedana; Assurances and Vows
एवमुक्तो यदि मया गृह्नीयाद् वचनं मम । अनामयं स्याद् धर्मश्न॒ कुरूणां कुरुवर्धन,कुरुवर्धन! मेरे इस प्रकार समझाने-बुझानेपर यदि वे मेरी बात मान लेते तो कौरवोंमें शान्ति बनी रहती और धर्मका भी पालन होता
evam ukto yadi mayā gṛhṇīyād vacanaṃ mama | anāmayaṃ syād dharmajña kurūṇāṃ kuruvardhana ||
Vāyu said: “If, after being addressed by me in this way, he had accepted my counsel, then among the Kurus there would have been well-being and freedom from calamity; and you—knower of dharma, increaser of the Kuru line—would have seen dharma upheld.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous counsel, when accepted, prevents calamity and preserves social order; ignoring dharmic guidance leads to unrest and suffering, especially within a ruling lineage.
Vāyudeva reflects on the outcome that would have followed had his advice been heeded: the Kurus would have remained secure and dharma would have been maintained, addressing a Kuru leader with the honorific ‘Kuruvardhana’ and ‘dharmajña’.