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 |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ນີ້ແມ່ນຄັ້ງທີສາມທີ່ຂ້າໄດ້ທົດສອບເຈົ້າ. ໂອ ປາຣຖະ, ບໍ່ມີເຫດຜົນ ຫຼື ຂໍ້ອ້າງໃດໆ ທີ່ຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ໃຜຫັນເຈົ້າອອກຈາກສະພາບດັ່ງເດີມຂອງເຈົ້າໄດ້».
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.