Shloka 533
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
शिवेन पाण्डवान् पाहि नमस्ते भरतर्षभ । “भरतश्रेष्ठ) इन सब बातों तथा अपने अपराधोंका चिन्तन करके आप पाण्डवोंके प्रति कल्याण-भावना रखते हुए उनकी रक्षा करें। आपको नमस्कार है
śivena pāṇḍavān pāhi namaste bharatarṣabha |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Wahai banteng di antara kaum Bharata, lindungilah para Pāṇḍava dengan keberkatan dan niat baik. Setelah merenungkan segala perkara ini serta kesalahanmu sendiri, halakanlah hatimu kepada kesejahteraan mereka dan peliharalah mereka. Sembah sujud kepadamu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, ethical self-review and acknowledgement of one’s faults should lead to benevolence: the ideal ruler/warrior turns from hostility to the protection and welfare of others, especially after recognizing wrongdoing.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, an appeal is voiced to a Bharata hero addressed as ‘bharatarṣabha’ to adopt a welfare-minded attitude toward the Pāṇḍavas and to protect them, explicitly grounding the request in reflection on prior events and personal offenses.