Shloka 44
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
येषां मन्युर्मनुष्याणां क्षमयाभिहत: सदा । तेषां परतरे लोकास्तस्मात् क्षान्ति: परा मता,जिन मनुष्योंका क्रोध सदा क्षमाभावसे दबा रहता है, उन्हें सर्वोत्तम लोक प्राप्त होते हैं। अत: क्षमा सबसे उत्कृष्ट मानी गयी है
yeṣāṁ manyur manuṣyāṇāṁ kṣamayābhihataḥ sadā | teṣāṁ paratare lokās tasmāt kṣāntiḥ parā matā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Those people whose anger is continually struck down and restrained by forgiveness attain higher and better worlds. Therefore, forgiveness is regarded as the supreme virtue.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Forgiveness (kṣānti/kṣamā) is presented as a supreme dharmic virtue because it subdues anger (manyu) and leads to higher spiritual-moral attainments (paratara lokāḥ).
In the Vana Parva’s dharma-oriented discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates an ethical principle: those who consistently restrain anger through forgiveness gain superior realms, establishing forgiveness as an exemplary standard of conduct.