Shloka 132
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
अपरस्मिन् कथायोगे भूय: श्रोष्यसि भारत । एतन्मया महाराज ब्रह्मणो वदत: पुरा
aparasmin kathāyoge bhūyaḥ śroṣyasi bhārata | etan mayā mahārāja brahmaṇo vadataḥ purā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, dalam kesempatan wacana yang lain engkau akan mendengar hal ini kembali. Wahai raja agung, dahulu kala aku mendengar perkara-perkara ini dari mulut Brahmā sendiri ketika beliau bertutur. Karena engkau bertanya, aku pun menuturkannya kepadamu dengan benar sebagaimana aku mendengarnya. Setelah mendengarnya, wahai raja, teguhkanlah batinmu senantiasa pada dharma.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of dharma-teaching: Yudhiṣṭhira claims he is repeating what he once heard from Brahmā, and urges the listener to keep the mind steadily engaged in dharma.
Yudhiṣṭhira concludes or frames a teaching by noting that the same topic will be heard again in another narrative setting, and he authenticates his account by tracing it back to Brahmā’s earlier discourse.