Shloka 10
शोकाकुल-युधिष्ठिरं प्रति कुन्त्याः कालोचितोपदेशः | Kuntī’s Timely Counsel to the Grief-Stricken Yudhiṣṭhira
भवत्या गूढमन्त्रत्वात् पीडितो<स्मीत्युवाच ताम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca — bhavatyā gūḍha-mantratvāt pīḍito ’smīty uvāca tām |
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—“तू हे गुप्त रहस्य करून ठेवलेस, म्हणून मी पीडित झालो आहे,” असे तो मातेपाशी म्हणाला. हे ऐकून धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरांचे डोळे अश्रूंनी भरले; शोकाने त्यांच्या इंद्रिया व्याकुळ झाल्या आणि तो पुन्हा म्हणाला—“आई, हे गोपनीय सत्य लपवून तू मला मोठे दुःख दिलेस.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical tension between secrecy and truth within family and dharma: withholding a crucial truth—especially from one who bears responsibility—can become a cause of suffering and moral distress, even when the intention behind secrecy may have been protective.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Yudhiṣṭhira’s emotional response after hearing a concealed, confidential matter from his mother. Overcome with grief, he tells her that her keeping the secret has caused him deep pain.