Shloka 6
Vidura’s Recall from Kāmyaka-vana and Reconciliation with Dhṛtarāṣṭra (विदुरानयनम् / क्षमायाचनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत अरण्यपर्वमें विदुरप्रत्यागयमनविषयक छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,विषमुद्धन्धनं चैव शस्त्रमग्निप्रवेशनम् । करिष्ये न हि तानृद्धान् पुनर्द्रष्टमिहोत्सहे “मैं जहर खा लूँगा, फाँसी लगा लूँगा, अपने-आपको ही शस्त्रसे मार दूँगा अथवा जलती आगममें प्रवेश कर जाऊँगा; परंतु पाण्डवोंको फिर बढ़ते या फलते-फूलते नहीं देख सकूँगा”
viṣam uddhāraṇaṁ caiva śastram agni-praveśanam | kariṣye na hi tān ṛddhān punar draṣṭum ihotsahe ||
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Vana Parva bagian Araṇya Parva, berakhirlah bab keenam mengenai kembalinya Vidura. “Aku akan meneguk racun, atau menggantung diri, atau menebas diriku dengan senjata, bahkan masuk ke dalam api yang menyala-nyala; sebab aku tak sanggup melihat para Pāṇḍava kembali makmur dan berjaya di sini.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked envy (asūyā/īrṣyā) can corrode dharma so completely that a person prefers self-harm over witnessing the success of the virtuous. The verse warns that hatred of others’ rightful prosperity is ethically ruinous and leads to self-destruction rather than moral correction.
A speaker expresses extreme despair and hostility toward the Pāṇḍavas’ future well-being, declaring willingness to die by poison, hanging, weapon, or fire rather than see them thrive again. It dramatizes the intensity of animosity surrounding the Pāṇḍavas during the forest-episode context.