Shloka 2
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
साधुगम्यमहं मार्ग न जातु त्वत्कृते पुनः । गच्छेयं तद् गमिष्यामि हित्वा ग्राम्यसुखान्युत
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sādhugamyam ahaṃ mārgaṃ na jātu tvatkṛte punaḥ | gaccheyaṃ tad gamiṣyāmi hitvā grāmyasukhāny uta ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Aku sungguh dapat menapaki jalan yang ditempuh para bajik; meninggalkan kenikmatan duniawi, aku siap pergi ke mana pun jalan itu menuntun. Namun demi dirimu atau karena desakanmu, aku takkan pernah lagi menerima takhta.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma may require renouncing comfort and even power; ethical resolve is shown by refusing rulership when it conflicts with one’s conscience, choosing the virtuous path over worldly gain.
In the aftermath of the war, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses a firm intention to abandon ordinary pleasures and follow the path of the righteous, while declaring that he will not accept the kingdom again merely due to another’s insistence.