Shloka 43
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
क्षमावतामयं लोक: परश्रैव क्षमावताम् | इह सम्मानमृच्छन्ति परत्र च शुभां गतिम्,क्षमावानोंके लिये ही यह लोक है। क्षमावानोंके लिये ही परलोक है। क्षमाशील पुरुष इस जगतमें सम्मान और परलोकमें उत्तम गति पाते हैं
kṣamāvatām ayaṃ lokaḥ paraś caiva kṣamāvatām | iha sammānam ṛcchanti paratra ca śubhāṃ gatim |
Yudhiṣṭhira declares that this world belongs to those who are patient and forgiving—and so does the next. In this life, the forbearant earn honor and esteem; after death, they attain an auspicious destiny. The verse frames kṣamā (forgiveness/forbearance) not as weakness but as a dharmic strength that yields both social harmony here and spiritual welfare beyond.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that kṣamā—patient forbearance and forgiveness—is a central dharmic virtue that brings tangible honor in society and also leads to an auspicious destiny after death. It presents moral restraint as both socially beneficial and spiritually meritorious.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a didactic mode, articulating a principle of conduct: those who practice forgiveness are the true beneficiaries of both worlds. The statement functions as ethical instruction within the Vana Parva’s broader emphasis on dharma during hardship and exile.