Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
कुतः कृतघ्नस्य यश: कुतः स्थान कुत: सुखम् | अश्रद्धेय: कृतघ्नो हि कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृति:
kutaḥ kṛtaghnasya yaśaḥ kutaḥ sthānaṃ kutaḥ sukham | aśraddheyaḥ kṛtaghno hi kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ ||
Nārada berkata: “Bagaimana mungkin orang yang tak tahu berterima kasih meraih kemasyhuran? Dari mana ia memperoleh kedudukan dan kehormatan, dan dari mana pula kebahagiaan? Orang yang ingkar budi tak layak dipercaya; dan bagi si ingkar budi, tiada penebusan yang sejati.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gratitude is a foundational ethical duty: without it, a person becomes untrustworthy and forfeits fame, social standing, and inner happiness; the text stresses that ingratitude is a grave moral failure with no easy atonement.
In Udyoga Parva, Nārada delivers a moral admonition within the broader pre-war counsel and negotiations, warning that thanklessness undermines dharma and makes a person socially and spiritually irredeemable.