Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्राश्रमगमनम् — The Pandavas’ Procession to Dhritarashtra’s Hermitage
भवितव्यमवश्यं तत् सुरकार्यमनिन्दिते । अवतेरुस्तत: सर्वे देवभागा महीतलम्,सती-साध्वी देवि! यह देवताओंका कार्य था और इसी रूपमें अवश्य होनेवाला था; इसलिये सभी देवताओंके अंश इस पृथ्वीपर अवतीर्ण हुए थे
bhavitavyam avaśyaṃ tat surakāryam anindite | avatīrus tataḥ sarve devabhāgā mahītalam ||
ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ນາງຜູ້ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ, ນັ້ນເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ຈະຕ້ອງເກີດຂຶ້ນແນ່ນອນ, ເພາະເປັນກິດງານທີ່ຕ້ອງສຳເລັດເພື່ອເທວະ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ສ່ວນແຫ່ງເທວະທັງຫມົດຈຶ່ງລົງມາສູ່ພື້ນດິນ»។
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames painful historical events as part of an inevitable divine purpose: what must occur (bhavitavyam) happens, because it serves a larger cosmic task (sura-kārya). It encourages acceptance without moral blame toward the righteous, while still situating human affairs within dharma and a wider order.
Vyāsa addresses a blameless woman and explains that the unfolding events were destined and were undertaken for the gods’ purpose; hence many beings involved were not merely human but carried ‘divine portions’ (deva-bhāgāḥ) who descended to the earth to accomplish that task.