Shloka 13
Uddhava Recalls Kṛṣṇa’s Mission: Earth’s Burden, Royal Dharma, and the Prelude to Dvārakā’s Withdrawal
सकर्णदु:शासनसौबलानां कुमन्त्रपाकेन हतश्रियायुषम् । सुयोधनं सानुचरं शयानं भग्नोरुमूर्व्यां न ननन्द पश्यन् ॥ १३ ॥
sa karṇa-duḥśāsana-saubalānāṁ kumantra-pākena hata-śriyāyuṣam suyodhanaṁ sānucaraṁ śayānaṁ bhagnorum ūrvyāṁ na nananda paśyan
ដោយផលនៃយោបល់អាក្រក់ដ៏ស្មុគស្មាញពី ករណៈ ទុះសាសនៈ និងសៅបលៈ ទុរយោធនបានបាត់បង់សិរី និងអាយុកាល។ ពេលគេដេកលើដីជាមួយអ្នកតាម ដោយភ្លៅបាក់ ទោះនៅមានកម្លាំងក៏ដោយ ព្រះអម្ចាស់មិនបានរីករាយឃើញទិដ្ឋភាពនោះទេ។
The fall of Duryodhana, the leading son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, was not pleasing to the Lord, although He was on the side of Arjuna and it was He who advised Bhīma how to break the thighs of Duryodhana while the fight was going on. The Lord is constrained to award punishment upon the wrongdoer, but He is not happy to award such punishments because the living entities are originally His parts and parcels. He is harder than the thunderbolt for the wrongdoer and softer than the rose for the faithful. The wrongdoer is misled by bad associates and by ill advice, which is against the established principles of the Lord’s order, and thus he becomes subject to punishment. The surest path to happiness is to live by the principles laid down by the Lord and not disobey His established laws, which are enacted in the Vedas and the Purāṇas for the forgetful living entities.
FAQs
Because Vidura was fixed in dharma and free from envy; even upon seeing the downfall of the wicked, he did not take pleasure in another’s suffering, recognizing it as the painful fruit of sinful counsel.
It shows that destructive counsel (kumantra) from corrupt companions leads to the ruin of one’s prosperity, honor, and even life—karma ripens inevitably.
Choose advisors and friends carefully, avoid manipulative guidance, and cultivate a dharmic heart that does not celebrate others’ misfortune—even when they are in the wrong.