Shloka 1
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
/ भीकम (2 अमान षडशीर्त्याधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: समड़के द्वारा नारदजीसे अपनी शोकहीन स्थितिका वर्णन युधिछिर उवाच शोकाद् दुःखाच्च मृत्योश्च त्रसन्ते प्राणिन: सदा । उभयं नो यथा न स्यात् तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! संसारके सभी प्राणी सदा शोक, दुःख और मृत्युसे डरते रहते हैं; अतः आप हमें ऐसा उपदेश दें, जिससे हमलोगोंको उन दोनोंका भय न रहे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | śokād duḥkhāc ca mṛtyoś ca trasante prāṇinaḥ sadā | ubhayaṃ no yathā na syāt tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kakek, semua makhluk senantiasa gentar terhadap duka, derita, dan maut. Ajarkan kepadaku tuntunan yang membuat ketakutan itu tidak lagi timbul bagi kami.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the central problem of human existence—fear arising from grief, suffering, and death—and requests a dharmic instruction that removes these fears at their root, pointing toward inner steadiness and a liberating understanding rather than merely external remedies.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction sequence, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Grandfather’ and asks for guidance: since all beings fear sorrow, pain, and death, Bhīṣma should teach a way by which such fear does not arise for them.