Shloka 64
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
हविषाग्निर्यथा कृष्ण भूय एवाभिवर्धते | केशव! जैसे घी डालनेपर आग बुझनेके बजाय और अधिक प्रज्वलित हो उठती है, उसी प्रकार वैर करनेसे वैरकी आग शान्त नहीं होती, अधिकाधिक बढ़ती ही जाती है।।
haviṣāgnir yathā kṛṣṇa bhūya evābhivardhate | keśava! yathā ghṛta-dānenāgnir na śāmyati, api tu bhūyaḥ prajvalati, tathā vairakaraṇena vaira-agniḥ na śāmyati, kintu adhikādhikaṃ vardhate || ato ’nyathā na asti śāntiḥ, nityam antaramantrataḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata kepada Kṛṣṇa: “Wahai Keśava, sebagaimana api yang diberi persembahan—terutama ghee—tidak padam, melainkan berkobar semakin besar, demikian pula api permusuhan tidak terpadamkan oleh permusuhan; ia justru kian menguat. Karena itu, damai tidak dicapai lewat jalan itu; ketenangan sejati dicari dengan berpaling ke dalam—melalui pertimbangan, pengendalian diri, dan nasihat—bukan pembalasan.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Retaliation does not end hostility; like fire fed with ghee, enmity grows when answered with enmity. Peace is to be pursued through restraint and wise counsel rather than revenge.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhishthira addresses Krishna (Keśava), arguing for a path toward peace: he warns that escalating reprisals only intensify the feud and urges an inwardly grounded, counsel-driven approach to reconciliation.