Shloka 17
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)
तथाप्रवृत्तो नृपतिर्नाधिबन्धेन युज्यसे । मोक्षधर्माश्न निखिला याथातथ्येन ते श्रुता:
tathāpravṛtto nṛpatir nādhibandhena yujyase | mokṣadharmāś ca nikhilā yāthātathyena te śrutāḥ ||
Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «Un rey que se conduce de ese modo no queda atado por la aflicción de la mente. Y tú también has escuchado, en su verdadero sentido, todo el conjunto de enseñanzas sobre la liberación (mokṣa-dharma)».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct aligned with dharma frees a ruler from the bondage of mental affliction (ādhi). True understanding of mokṣa-dharma supports inner steadiness and reduces anxiety born of attachment and confusion.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses his listener (contextually within the Ashvamedhika discussions) and affirms that a king who follows the prescribed righteous course is not overwhelmed by worry, reminding him that he has already heard the complete teachings on liberation in their proper sense.