Shloka 13
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
नारदजी! इस प्रकार मैं सदा उभय पक्षका हित चाहनेके कारण दोनों ओरसे कष्ट पाता रहता हूँ। ऐसी दशामें मेरा अपना तथा इन जाति-भाइयोंका भी जिस प्रकार भला हो, वह उपाय आप बतानेकी कृपा करें ।।
nārada uvāca | āpado dvividhāḥ kṛṣṇa bāhyāś cābhyantarāś ca ha | prādurbhavanti vārṣṇeya svakṛtā yadi vānyataḥ ||
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ! ആപത്തുകൾ രണ്ടുവിധം—ബാഹ്യവും ആഭ്യന്തരവും. ഹേ വൃഷ്ണിവംശജാ! അവ രണ്ടും രണ്ടുവഴി ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു—സ്വകൃതകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നോ, പുറത്തുനിന്നുള്ള കാരണങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നോ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Narada classifies adversity to guide ethical response: crises may be external or internal, and each may be self-caused (svakṛta) or caused by others/circumstances (anyataḥ). The teaching encourages discernment—owning responsibility where appropriate and addressing inner causes (mind, habits, faults) as seriously as outer threats.
In Shanti Parva’s counsel-setting, Narada responds to Krishna’s concern about ongoing distress and the welfare of his people. Narada begins by framing the problem analytically—defining the types and sources of ‘āpadaḥ’—as a foundation for prescribing practical and moral remedies.