Shloka 20
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
“तुम्हें सुख हो या दुःख, बुरा हुआ हो या भला, सब बातें ठीक-ठीक कह जाओ। वह सब सुनकर मैं उसके निवारणके लिये उचित उपाय सोचूँगा ।।
tubhyaṃ sukhaṃ vā duḥkhaṃ vā bādhakaṃ vā śubhaṃ tathā | sarvaṃ yathāvad ācakṣva tac chrutvāhaṃ nivāraṇe yuktam upāyaṃ cintayiṣyāmi || aham eva hi te kṛṣṇe viśvāsyaḥ sarvakarmasu | aham āpatsu cāpi tvāṃ mokṣayāmi punaḥ punaḥ ||
“Whether it has brought you happiness or sorrow, whether it has turned out ill or well—tell me everything exactly as it happened. Having heard it all, I will consider the proper means to remedy it. For, O Kṛṣṇā, in every undertaking I alone am your trusted support; and in times of danger too, again and again, I will deliver you from distress.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes truthful, complete disclosure in counsel and the ethical duty of a trusted ally to seek appropriate remedies and provide repeated protection in times of crisis.
A speaker reassures Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) to report events exactly—whether pleasant or painful—promising to devise a suitable solution and affirming steadfast reliability and rescue whenever danger arises.