Shloka 40
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
कथं ते शोकनाश: स्यात् प्राणेषु च दया प्रभो । स्नेहश्न पाण्डुपुत्रेषु ज्ञात्वा दैवकृतं विधिम्,प्रभो! नारदजीकी वह बात सुनकर उस समय पाण्डव बहुत चिन्तित हो गये थे। इस प्रकार मैंने तुमसे देवताओंका यह सारा सनातन रहस्य बताया है, जिससे किसी तरह तुम्हारे शोकका नाश हो। तुम अपने प्राणोंपर दया कर सको और देवताओंका विधान समझकर पाण्डुके पुत्रोंपर भी तुम्हारा स्नेह बना रहे
kathaṁ te śokanāśaḥ syāt prāṇeṣu ca dayā prabho | snehāś ca pāṇḍuputreṣu jñātvā daivakṛtaṁ vidhiṁ prabho ||
Vyāsa said: “O lord, how may your grief be brought to an end, and how may compassion arise in you toward your own life? And how may your affection remain toward the sons of Pāṇḍu, once you have understood the ordinance wrought by the divine?”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief should be tempered by understanding the larger divine/fated order (daivakṛta vidhi). Such understanding supports self-compassion (dayā toward one’s own life) and preserves humane regard even for those entangled in tragic outcomes—here, continued affection toward the Pāṇḍavas rather than hatred or despair.
Vyāsa addresses a powerful listener (prabho), aiming to console and reorient him: he asks how the listener’s sorrow can end, how he can protect his own life through compassion, and how—after recognizing the divine dispensation—he can maintain goodwill toward the sons of Pāṇḍu amid the aftermath of war.