Shloka 39
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
ते समासाद्य सरितं पुण्यामोघवतीं नृप । न्यवसन्नथ तां रात्रिं पाण्डवा हतशत्रव:,नरेश्वर! जिनके शत्रु मारे गये थे, उन पाण्डवोंने उस रातमें पुण्यमलिला ओघवती नदीके तटपर जाकर निवास किया
te samāsādya saritaṃ puṇyām oghavatīṃ nṛpa | nyavasann atha tāṃ rātriṃ pāṇḍavā hataśatravaḥ ||
Oh rey, tras llegar al río sagrado Oghavatī, los Pāṇḍava—cuyos enemigos habían sido abatidos—pasaron aquella noche morando en su ribera. El verso señala una breve pausa tras la violencia: los vencedores buscan un lugar purificado y auspicioso para reposar, como si fuera necesario recobrar la compostura y reanclarse en el rito y la ética del dharma aun en la estela de la guerra.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after justified victory in war, one should seek calm and moral re-centering; the choice of a sacred riverbank suggests purification, restraint, and reflection rather than triumphalism.
Yudhiṣṭhira reports that the Pāṇḍavas reached the holy river Oghavatī and spent the night there on its bank, marking a pause in their journey amid the post-battle events of Śalya Parva.