Shloka 13
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
प्रायशो हि कृतं कर्म नाफलं दृश्यते भुवि । अकृत्वा च पुनर्दु:खं कर्म पश्येन्महाफलम्
prāyaśo hi kṛtaṃ karma nāphalaṃ dṛśyate bhuvi | akṛtvā ca punar duḥkhaṃ karma paśyen mahāphalam ||
Dijo Kṛpa: «En este mundo, por lo común no se ve que una acción emprendida sea estéril. Pero cuando uno se abstiene de actuar, vuelve a ver sólo la llegada del sufrimiento. Por eso, debe considerarse la acción como portadora de grandes frutos».
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛpa emphasizes a pragmatic ethic of action: effort and decisive undertaking usually produce some result, whereas avoidance of action tends to invite suffering; hence one should treat purposeful action as a source of great outcomes.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa offers counsel to encourage decisive action rather than hesitation, arguing that in worldly affairs inaction commonly leads to distress.