Shloka 22
स्वर्गे दुर्योधनदर्शनम् | Duryodhana Seen in Heaven
Triviṣṭapa
ये ते वीरा महात्मानो भ्रातरो मे महाव्रता: । सत्यप्रतिज्ञा लोकस्य शूरा वै सत्यवादिन:
ye te vīrā mahātmāno bhrātaro me mahāvratāḥ | satyapratijñā lokasya śūrā vai satyavādinaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「その英雄たち—我が兄弟たち—は大いなる魂を備え、大誓願に堅く、誓いを守ることで世に知られ、真に勇敢で、真実に仕える者であった。もし罪深きドゥルヨーダナ—ダルマの名すら知らず、生涯にわたり大地のあらゆる善意の者を裏切り、その怨みによって馬・象・人をも含む世界が滅び、復讐の怒りの中で我らもまた焼かれた—が、この英雄の永遠の境地に至ったというのなら、我が兄弟たちは今いかなる境地にあるのか。私は彼らに会いたい。さらに、真実に堅く立つクンティーの子、偉大なるカルナにも会いたい。」
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truth) and pratijñā (kept vows) as defining virtues of the righteous, while raising a moral problem: if even a grievous wrongdoer can reach a heroic realm, then the truly vow-steadfast and truth-speaking must surely attain an even higher state—prompting reflection on karma, merit, and the complexity of dharma.
In Svargārohaṇa, the speaker (through Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration) voices astonishment that Duryodhana appears to have reached an eternal heroic world. He then asks where his own brothers are and expresses a desire to see them, adding that he wishes to meet Karṇa, Kuntī’s son, in that realm.