Shloka 5
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
पर्जन्य: पर्वते वर्षन् किन्नु साधयते फलम् । कृष्टे क्षेत्रे तथा वर्षन् किन्न साधयते फलम्
parjanyaḥ parvate varṣan kinnu sādhayate phalam | kṛṣṭe kṣetre tathā varṣan kinna sādhayate phalam ||
Dijo Kṛpa: «Cuando la lluvia cae sobre una montaña, ¿qué fruto logra en verdad? Pero si esa misma lluvia cae sobre un campo arado, ¿qué fruto hay que no pueda hacer brotar?»
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Results depend not only on the giver (rain) but on the preparedness and suitability of the recipient (ploughed field). Ethically, one should direct help, strength, and counsel where they can become fruitful, rather than wasting them on an unfit ground.
In Sauptika Parva, Kṛpa speaks in a reflective, advisory tone amid the aftermath and continuation of violent decisions. He uses a vivid agricultural metaphor to argue about effectiveness and proper direction of action—what yields real outcomes and what is squandered.