Shloka 74
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
अत एतैरबलैरेव बलिन: स्वार्थमिच्छता । आर्जवेनाभिगन्तव्या विनाशाय हानार्जवम्
ata etair abalair eva balinaḥ svārtham icchatā | ārjavena abhigantavyā vināśāya hānārjavam ||
ゆえに、これら一見「弱い」と見える手段によってこそ、真に強き者は強くなる。正当な目的の成就を求める者は、彼らに対して率直に近づくべきである。彼らに向けた曲心—誠実さと率直さの欠如—は、滅びの因となる。
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka teaches that apparent ‘soft’ virtues—especially ārjava (straightforward honesty)—are the real source of strength and success; deceit and crooked dealing (anārjava) ultimately bring destruction.
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, King Janaka offers counsel on conduct: a seeker of one’s goal should approach others (and one’s duties) with candor and integrity, warning that duplicity toward such principles or persons leads to ruin.