Shloka 283
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
अस्मानप्यनयस्तस्मात् प्राप्तोडयं दारुणो महान् | हमलोग जो उस पापीका अनुसरण करते हैं, इसीलिये हमें भी यह अत्यन्त दारुण अनर्थ प्राप्त हुआ है
asmān apy anayas tasmāt prāpto 'yaṃ dāruṇo mahān |
Because we chose to follow that sinful course, this great and terribly cruel calamity has now fallen upon us as well. Kr̥pa underscores the moral logic of consequence: complicity in adharma draws suffering not only to the principal wrongdoer but also to those who align themselves with him.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Association with adharma brings shared responsibility and shared suffering. Kr̥pa frames the calamity as a consequence of following a sinful path, emphasizing ethical accountability beyond the main perpetrator.
In the aftermath of catastrophic events in the Sauptika Parva, Kr̥pa reflects on the group’s plight, attributing their present disaster to having followed a sinful course—an expression of remorse and moral diagnosis amid the ruin of war.