Shloka 39
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
ते समासाद्य सरितं पुण्यामोघवतीं नृप । न्यवसन्नथ तां रात्रिं पाण्डवा हतशत्रव:,नरेश्वर! जिनके शत्रु मारे गये थे, उन पाण्डवोंने उस रातमें पुण्यमलिला ओघवती नदीके तटपर जाकर निवास किया
te samāsādya saritaṃ puṇyām oghavatīṃ nṛpa | nyavasann atha tāṃ rātriṃ pāṇḍavā hataśatravaḥ ||
Wahai raja, setelah sampai ke sungai suci Oghavatī, para Pāṇḍava—yang musuh-musuhnya telah ditewaskan—bermalam di tebing sungai itu. Ayat ini menandai jeda seketika selepas pertumpahan darah: para pemenang mencari tempat yang bersih dan berkat untuk beristirahat, seolah-olah perlu menenangkan diri dan kembali berpaut pada tata-ritus serta etika dharma di tengah sisa perang.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after justified victory in war, one should seek calm and moral re-centering; the choice of a sacred riverbank suggests purification, restraint, and reflection rather than triumphalism.
Yudhiṣṭhira reports that the Pāṇḍavas reached the holy river Oghavatī and spent the night there on its bank, marking a pause in their journey amid the post-battle events of Śalya Parva.