Shloka 3
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
युधिछिर उवाच अनुज्ञात: संजय स्वस्ति गच्छ न नः स्मरस्यप्रियं जातु विद्वन् विद्यश्ष त्वां ते च वयं च सर्वे शुद्धात्मानं मध्यगतं सभास्थम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | anujñātaḥ sañjaya svasti gaccha na naḥ smarasy apriyaṃ jātu vidvan viditaś ca tvaṃ te ca vayaṃ ca sarve śuddhātmānaṃ madhyagataṃ sabhāstham |
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Sañjaya, engkau mendapat izinku untuk berangkat. Pergilah dengan sejahtera. Wahai orang berilmu, engkau tidak pernah menyimpan sebarang niat yang memudaratkan kami. Oleh itu, baik kaum Kaurava mahupun kami semua menganggapmu berhati suci dan tidak memihak—seorang yang berdiri di tengah balairung sebagai penengah yang dapat dipercayai.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political conflict, a messenger who bears no malice and maintains impartiality is to be honored. Ethical communication rests on goodwill (not wishing harm), purity of intention, and neutrality in public deliberation.
After hearing Sañjaya, Yudhiṣṭhira formally grants him leave to depart with blessings for safety. He acknowledges Sañjaya’s consistent goodwill and notes that both sides—Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas—recognize him as a pure-minded, neutral figure in the royal assembly.