Mahabharata 15.29.20 — Ashramavasika Parva, Adhyaya 29, Shloka 20
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इत्युक्त: प्रत्युवाचेदं व्यासो वेदविदां वर: । साधु सर्वमिदं भाव्यमेवमेतद् यथा55तथ माम्
ity uktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ vyāso vedavidāṃ varaḥ | sādhu sarvam idaṃ bhāvyam evam etad yathā tathā ||
Demikian disapa, Vyāsa—yang terunggul antara para pengenal Veda—menjawab: “Baik sekali. Segala yang engkau katakan itu wajar dan harus diterima sebagai takdir; sesungguhnya, semuanya telah terjadi tepat demikian.”
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The verse affirms the ethical stance of accepting what has unfolded as inevitable (bhāvyam) while validating a sincere, dharmic assessment of events—an encouragement toward clear-eyed acceptance rather than resentment.
After someone has spoken (contextually, Kuntī in this episode), the narrator reports that the sage Vyāsa responds, praising the statement as correct and confirming that events have occurred according to what was destined.
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