Shloka 34
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
न चेत् प्रबुध्यते कृष्ण नरकायैव गच्छति । तस्य प्रबोध: प्रज्जैव प्रज्ञाचक्षुस्तरिष्पति
na cet prabudhyate kṛṣṇa narakāyaiva gacchati | tasya prabodhaḥ prajñaiva prajñācakṣus tariṣyati |
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, bila seseorang tidak terjaga kembali pada kewajibannya, ia melangkah hanya menuju neraka. Baginya, kebangkitan sejati tak lain adalah prajñā (daya-beda) itu sendiri; dan siapa memiliki mata kebijaksanaan, niscaya menyeberangi bahaya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Without awakening to dharma (one’s rightful duty), a person’s course becomes self-destructive, described as ‘going to hell.’ The remedy is prajñā—clear moral discernment—which functions like an inner eye enabling one to navigate and cross dangers.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsel, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, stressing that those who fail to regain awareness of duty continue toward ruin, while wisdom alone can rouse and rescue them from impending calamity.