Shloka 39
उक्तवान् न गृहीतं वै मया पुत्रहितैषिणा
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | uktavān na gṛhītaṃ vai mayā putrahitaiṣiṇā | “mahārāja! evaṃ karṇe paraṃ kalyāṇasya bhāgī bhaviṣyasi” iti | sañjaya! evaṃ vidureṇa mayā saha dharmārthayuktā vācaḥ kathitāḥ; kintu putrasya hitaṃ kāṅkṣamāṇo 'pi mayā tasya vacanaṃ na gṛhītam |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Aku tidak menerima apa yang telah diucapkan, walaupun aku menginginkan kesejahteraan anak-anakku. ‘Wahai Raja, dengan bertindak demikian engkau akan beroleh bahagian dalam kebaikan yang tertinggi.’ Wahai Sañjaya, demikianlah Vidura menyampaikan kepadaku kata-kata yang berlandaskan dharma dan kebijaksanaan politik; namun, meskipun aku menghendaki manfaat bagi anakku, aku tidak mengendahkan nasihatnya.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one claims to seek a loved one’s welfare, attachment can make one reject dharmic and prudent counsel; true welfare requires listening to righteous advice over partiality.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra tells Sañjaya that Vidura had advised him with words aligned to dharma and political wisdom, promising ‘highest good’ if followed, but Dhṛtarāṣṭra admits he did not accept that counsel due to his bias toward his sons.