Shloka 32
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन् कृता मया | न शकक््यसे चालयितु स्वभावात् पार्थ हेतुतः
eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājan kṛtā mayā | na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvāt pārtha hetutaḥ |
ಓ ರಾಜನ್! ಇದು ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಮೂರನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದುದು. ಓ ಪಾರ್ಥ! ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಲೂ, ಯಾವ ಯುಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸಲಾರರು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True character (svabhāva) grounded in dharma is not easily diverted by clever reasoning or external pressure; steadfastness in one’s ethical nature is presented as a virtue.
The speaker states that he has tested the king for a third time and concludes that the addressed Pārtha remains unwavering—no rationale or pretext can make him deviate from his innate disposition.