Shloka 5
पर्जन्य: पर्वते वर्षन् किन्नु साधयते फलम् । कृष्टे क्षेत्रे तथा वर्षन् किन्न साधयते फलम्,बादल पर्वतपर वर्षा करके किस फलकी सिद्धि करता है? वही यदि जोते हुए खेतमें वर्षा करे तो वह कौन-सा फल नहीं उत्पन्न कर सकता?
parjanyaḥ parvate varṣan kinnu sādhayate phalam | kṛṣṭe kṣetre tathā varṣan kinna sādhayate phalam ||
Kṛpa said: “When rain falls upon a mountain, what fruit does it truly accomplish? But when that same rain falls upon a ploughed field, what fruit is there that it cannot bring forth?” In context, the saying urges that effort and resources yield results only when directed to a prepared and worthy ground—an ethical reminder to place one’s support, counsel, and strength where it can become constructive rather than wasted.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Results depend not only on the giver (rain) but on the preparedness and suitability of the recipient (ploughed field). Ethically, one should direct help, strength, and counsel where they can become fruitful, rather than wasting them on an unfit ground.
In Sauptika Parva, Kṛpa speaks in a reflective, advisory tone amid the aftermath and continuation of violent decisions. He uses a vivid agricultural metaphor to argue about effectiveness and proper direction of action—what yields real outcomes and what is squandered.