Mahabharata 3.33.72 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 72
अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश
Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort
एतच्चापि तपो राजन् पुराणमिति न: श्रुतम् । विधिना पालन भूमेर्यत् कृतं न: पितामहै:
etac cāpi tapo rājan purāṇam iti naḥ śrutam | vidhinā pālanaṃ bhūmer yat kṛtaṃ naḥ pitāmahaiḥ ||
രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ഞങ്ങളും ഇങ്ങനെ കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്: നമ്മുടെ പിതാമഹന്മാർ വിധിപൂർവം ഭൂമിയെ പാലിച്ചു സംരക്ഷിച്ചതുതന്നെ പുരാതനകാലം മുതൽ നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന തപസ്സാണ്.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ruling and protecting the earth according to dharma (vidhi) is not merely political work but a form of tapas—disciplined, merit-producing austerity—validated by ancient tradition and ancestral example.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a king and frames righteous kingship as an inherited, time-honored practice: the forefathers’ lawful governance of the realm is presented as a recognized spiritual discipline.
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