Shloka 40
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins
यथैवेश्वरसृष्टो5स्मि यद् भावि या च मे गति: । तथा महर्षे वर्तामि कि प्रलाप: करिष्यति
yathaiveśvarasṛṣṭo ’smi yad bhāvi yā ca me gatiḥ | tathā maharṣe vartāmi kiṁ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati ||
「大仙よ、我は主が我を造りしそのままの者。起こるべきこと、我に定められた行路—ただそれに従って振る舞うのみ。嘆きや言葉が何を成し得ようか。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker emphasizes acceptance of one’s divinely given nature and the inevitability of what is destined, while dismissing unproductive lamentation; ethical action is framed as acting in accordance with one’s appointed course rather than being swayed by mere talk.
In the midst of counsel and persuasion surrounding the impending conflict, a character responds to a sage’s admonition by asserting that he will act according to how the Lord has made him and according to what is fated, implying that further pleading or lament will not change his resolve.