Shloka 17
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
स वै कृत्वा मन: शुद्धि प्रत्ययार्थ शरीरिणाम् । करोमि धर्ममित्याह सर्वानिव शरीरिण:,“इस प्रकार समस्त देहधारियोंपर विश्वास जमानेके लिये वह सभी प्राणियोंसे यही कहा करता था कि अब मैं मानसिक शुद्धि करके-हिंसा छोड़कर धर्माचरण कर रहा हूँ
sa vai kṛtvā manaḥ-śuddhiṃ pratyayārthaṃ śarīriṇām | karomi dharmam ity āha sarvān eva śarīriṇaḥ ||
វាបានធ្វើពុតថា បានសម្អាតចិត្ត ដើម្បីឲ្យសត្វមានរាងកាយទាំងឡាយជឿទុកចិត្ត ហើយវានិយាយទៅកាន់សត្វទាំងអស់ថា៖ «ខ្ញុំកំពុងប្រតិបត្តិធម៌»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the language of inner purification and dharma with the motive of gaining others’ trust, warning that ethical claims can be used instrumentally; true dharma is measured by sincerity and conduct, not merely by public declarations.
Sanjaya reports that a certain person, aiming to inspire confidence among living beings, repeatedly told everyone that he had purified his mind and was now practicing dharma—suggesting a calculated presentation of righteousness within the broader tensions of the Udyoga Parva.