Shloka 54
Dharma-śaṅkā-nivāraṇa: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Response on Karma-Phala and Trust in Dharma
अप्रमत्तेन तत् कार्यमुपदेष्टा पराक्रम: । भूयिष्ठं कर्मयोगेषु दृष्ट एव पराक्रम:,सावधान होकर देश-कालके अनुरूप कार्य करे। इसमें पराक्रम ही उपदेशक (प्रधान) है। कार्यकी समस्त युक्तियोंमें पराक्रम ही सबसे श्रेष्ठ समझा गया है
apramattena tat kāryam upadeṣṭā parākramaḥ | bhūyiṣṭhaṃ karmayogeṣu dṛṣṭa eva parākramaḥ ||
“That task should be carried out with vigilant care; in such matters, valor itself is the chief instructor. Indeed, among the many practical strategies for accomplishing action, valor is seen as the foremost.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Act with alertness and situational awareness; among all techniques for getting work done, decisive courage and energetic initiative (parākrama) is the most effective guiding principle.
Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a rule of conduct for undertaking necessary tasks: one must not be careless, and in executing duties—especially in difficult circumstances—valor and resolute effort function as the primary guide.