Shloka 15
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
शवक्नोति जीवितुं दक्षो नालस: सुखमेधते । दृश्यन्ते जीवलोकेडस्मिन् दक्षा: प्रायो हितैषिण:
śaknoti jīvituṁ dakṣo nālasaḥ sukham edhate | dṛśyante jīvaloke ’smin dakṣāḥ prāyo hitaiṣiṇaḥ ||
Dijo Kṛpa: «El hombre capaz y diligente puede sostener su vida y aun prosperar en dicha; pero el indolente nunca llega a ser feliz. En este mundo de los seres vivos, por lo común se ve que quienes son eficientes y se aplican al esfuerzo son los que aseguran su propio bienestar».
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness and welfare are linked to competence and sustained effort; laziness undermines well-being. The verse promotes purposeful action (puruṣārtha) and self-discipline as practical dharma.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa offers counsel framed as worldly observation: those who act with skill and diligence tend to secure their interests, whereas the idle fail to thrive.