Shloka 54
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
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sañjaya uvāca | dvaipāyana-hradaṃ ghoraṃ yatra duryodhano 'bhavat | mahārāja! tatpaścāt pratāpī dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ taṃ bhayaṅkaraṃ dvaipāyana-hradaṃ taṭaṃ prāpa, yasya madhye duryodhanaḥ pracchannaḥ | śītāmala-jalaṃ hṛdyaṃ dvitīyam iva sāgaram | tasya jalaṃ śītalaṃ nirmalaṃ ca; sa darśane manoharaḥ, dvitīya-sāgara-sadṛśaḥ vipulaḥ | bhārata! tasyaiva madhye māyayā jalaṃ stambhayitvā daiva-yogena adbhuta-vidhinā tava putro viśrāmaṃ cakāra |
Sañjaya dijo: «¡Oh rey! Después, el valeroso Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira llegó a la orilla del terrible lago llamado Dvaipāyana, dentro del cual Duryodhana se ocultaba. Sus aguas eran frescas y cristalinas, gratas a la vista, y el lago se extendía vasto como un segundo océano. ¡Oh descendiente de Bharata!, allí—por arte de magia, manteniendo el agua inmóvil, y por una maravillosa disposición del destino—tu hijo reposaba dentro del lago».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage contrasts dharmic pursuit with evasive concealment: Yudhiṣṭhira advances openly toward resolution, while Duryodhana seeks refuge through māyā and an extraordinary, fate-driven circumstance. It highlights how adharma often depends on concealment and contrivance, whereas dharma proceeds with clarity and accountability.
After the battle’s climactic events, Yudhiṣṭhira arrives at the fearsome Dvaipāyana lake. Duryodhana is hidden within it, resting underwater by a magical immobilization of the water, described as occurring through a wondrous turn of fate.