Shloka 9
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
क्रियामेतां समाज्ञाय कृतज्ञस्त्वं भविष्यसि । सौक्षात्रं पाण्डवैः कृत्वा समवस्थाप्य चैव तान्
kriyām etāṁ samājñāya kṛtajñas tvaṁ bhaviṣyasi | saukṣātraṁ pāṇḍavaiḥ kṛtvā samavasthāpya caiva tān ||
ही कार्यपद्धती नीट समजून घेतल्यावर तू खरोखर कृतज्ञ होशील. पांडवांसह सूतवंशाशी संबंधित कर्म (सौक्षात्र) करून आणि त्यांना यथायोग्य रीतीने स्थिर करून, त्यानुसार पुढे जा.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that right understanding of a prescribed duty (kriyā) leads to kṛtajñatā—ethical gratitude and recognition of obligations—followed by orderly, responsible action in coordination with others (here, the Pāṇḍavas).
Vaiśampāyana narrates an instruction: once the addressed person comprehends the intended procedure, they should carry out a duty/rite associated with the Sūta-related context and then properly settle or arrange the Pāṇḍavas, indicating a step-by-step completion of responsibilities.