Shloka 28
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
ततस्ते भविता देवि भारस्य युधि नाशनम्
tataste bhavitā devi bhārasya yudhi nāśanam
Kemudian, wahai Dewi, dalam pertempuran akan terjadi pemusnahan beban itu—akhir dari tekanan yang menindih bumi, melalui kehancuran kekuatan-kekuatan yang membuat perang tak terelakkan. Vyāsa menampilkannya bukan sekadar kemenangan, melainkan pelepasan beban yang kelam dan ditakdirkan, sarat ketegangan etis antara keharusan dan tragedi.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents war’s outcome as the removal of a cosmic and moral ‘burden’ rather than a celebratory triumph. It highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical tension: even when destruction is portrayed as necessary for restoring order, it remains grievous and weighty.
Vyāsa addresses a goddess and foretells that, in the coming battle, the ‘burden’ will be destroyed—implying the elimination of those whose presence has become an intolerable weight on the world, culminating in a decisive, catastrophic conflict.