Shloka 51
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
सुयोधनो नार्हतीति क्षमामेवं न विन्दति । अहहस्तत्राहमित्येवं तस्मान्मां विन्दते क्षमा
suyodhano nārhatīti kṣamām evaṁ na vindati | ahahastatrāham ity evaṁ tasmān māṁ vindate kṣamā ||
‘ಸುಯೋಧನನು ಕ್ಷಮೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹನಲ್ಲ’ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಯೋಚಿಸಿದಾಗ, ನನಗೆ ಕ್ಷಮೆ ದೊರೆಯದು. ಆದರೆ ‘ಅಯ್ಯೋ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನೇ—ನನ್ನದೇ ಕೈಗಳಿಂದ (ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರನಾಗಿ) ನಿಂತಿದ್ದೇನೆ’ ಎಂದು ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಕ್ಷಮೆ ನನಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Forgiveness is not merely a response to another’s deservingness; it arises from dharmic self-scrutiny. When anger focuses on the offender (“he is unworthy”), forgiveness is blocked; when one recognizes one’s own agency and responsibility (“alas, I too am implicated”), the mind turns toward kṣamā.
Yudhiṣṭhira voices an inner conflict about forgiving Suyodhana (Duryodhana). He admits that judging Duryodhana as undeserving prevents forgiveness, but a shift to self-reflection—acknowledging his own role and the human condition—restores his capacity for forbearance.