Shloka 13
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
नारदजी! इस प्रकार मैं सदा उभय पक्षका हित चाहनेके कारण दोनों ओरसे कष्ट पाता रहता हूँ। ऐसी दशामें मेरा अपना तथा इन जाति-भाइयोंका भी जिस प्रकार भला हो, वह उपाय आप बतानेकी कृपा करें ।।
nārada uvāca | āpado dvividhāḥ kṛṣṇa bāhyāś cābhyantarāś ca ha | prādurbhavanti vārṣṇeya svakṛtā yadi vānyataḥ ||
ナーラダは言った。「おおクリシュナよ、災厄には二種ある――外なるものと内なるもの。しかも、ヴリシュニ族の末裔よ、それらは二つの道で起こる。すなわち自らの行いによって生じるか、あるいは自己の外から来る因によって生じるのだ。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Narada classifies adversity to guide ethical response: crises may be external or internal, and each may be self-caused (svakṛta) or caused by others/circumstances (anyataḥ). The teaching encourages discernment—owning responsibility where appropriate and addressing inner causes (mind, habits, faults) as seriously as outer threats.
In Shanti Parva’s counsel-setting, Narada responds to Krishna’s concern about ongoing distress and the welfare of his people. Narada begins by framing the problem analytically—defining the types and sources of ‘āpadaḥ’—as a foundation for prescribing practical and moral remedies.