Shloka 10
शोकाकुल-युधिष्ठिरं प्रति कुन्त्याः कालोचितोपदेशः | Kuntī’s Timely Counsel to the Grief-Stricken Yudhiṣṭhira
भवत्या गूढमन्त्रत्वात् पीडितो<स्मीत्युवाच ताम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca — bhavatyā gūḍha-mantratvāt pīḍito ’smīty uvāca tām |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Afligido porque mantuviste este asunto como un secreto oculto, he sido hecho sufrir», le dijo a ella. Al oírlo, los ojos de Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira se llenaron de lágrimas; el dolor agitó sus sentidos, y aquel rey justo habló a su madre: «Madre, al ocultar esta verdad confidencial, me has causado un gran tormento».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical tension between secrecy and truth within family and dharma: withholding a crucial truth—especially from one who bears responsibility—can become a cause of suffering and moral distress, even when the intention behind secrecy may have been protective.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Yudhiṣṭhira’s emotional response after hearing a concealed, confidential matter from his mother. Overcome with grief, he tells her that her keeping the secret has caused him deep pain.