Shloka 13
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 180 — Svayaṃvara-Virodha and Pāṇḍava Parākrama
Draupadī Episode
अत एषामहं क़ुद्धो लोकानामी श्वरो हाहम् । भवतां च वचो नालमहं समभिवर्तितुम्
ata eṣām ahaṃ kruddho lokānām īśvaro hāham | bhavatāṃ ca vaco nālam ahaṃ samabhivartitum || śama eva paro dharmas tam ācara parāśara | adharmiṣṭha variṣṭhaḥ san kuruṣe tvaṃ parāśara ||
アウルヴァは言った。「ゆえに私はこれらの世界に憤っている—ああ、しかも私はそれらの主であるというのに。あなたがたの願いには従えぬ。パラーシャラよ、自己抑制こそまことに最高のダルマである。それを実践せよ。最上のバラモンでありながら、なぜこの不義の行いをなすのか。」
ऑर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates śama (self-restraint, calm) as the supreme dharma—especially for brāhmaṇas—and criticizes acting from anger or pursuing punishment as an unrighteous course even when one has power.
Aurva, burning with anger at the failure to protect his forefathers and feeling empowered to punish, refuses to accept counsel. He then admonishes the sage Parāśara, urging restraint as the highest duty and questioning why a foremost brāhmaṇa would engage in adharmic action.