Shloka 346
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
आयसं हृदयं कृत्वा मृगयस्व पुन: स्वकम् | पराजयके कारण जो लोकमें तेरी निन्दा और तिरस्कार हो रहे हैं
āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā mṛgayasva punaḥ svakam | parājayakāraṇajo loke te nindā-tiraskārau bhavataḥ, etān sarvān doṣān tvam svayam eva ātmānaṃ mocaya; hṛdayaṃ lohasamaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā punaḥ svayogya-pada-rājya-vaibhavasya anusandhānaṃ kuru ||
風神ヴァーユは言った。「心を鉄のごとく固め、正当に汝のものなるものを再び求めよ。敗北の因により、世の人々は汝を責め、侮っている。自らの力でその過ちをことごとく断ち切れ。決意を鉄のように鍛え、汝にふさわしい位—王の栄華と主権—をもう一度追い求めよ。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should take responsibility for one’s downfall, remove personal faults through self-effort, and regain rightful standing with unwavering, iron-like resolve—especially in the context of a ruler’s duty to uphold honor and sovereignty.
Vāyu-deva addresses a defeated figure, urging him not to collapse under public blame and contempt, but to strengthen his heart, correct the causes of defeat, and strive again for the position and royal prosperity that properly belong to him.