Mahabharata 3.13.3 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 3
Book 3 (Āraṇyaka-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Alliance Gathering; Arjuna’s Praise of Keśava; Draupadī’s Duḥkha-nivedana; Assurances and Vows
भीष्मद्रोणी समानाय्य कृपं बाह्लीकमेव च । वैचित्रवीर्य राजानमलं द्यूतेन कौरव
bhīṣma-droṇī samānāyya kṛpaṃ bāhlīkam eva ca | vaicitravīrya-rājānam alaṃ dyūtena kaurava prabho |
Vāyu berkata: “Setelah aku memanggil Bhīṣma dan Droṇa, juga Kṛpa dan Bāhlīka, serta Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra—pewaris Vicitravīrya—aku akan mengisytiharkan: ‘Wahai tuan Kaurava, cukuplah berjudi. Putera-puteramu tidak patut bermain dadu.’ Di balairung perjudian itu aku akan menghuraikan dengan terang segala keburukan judi—itulah sebab-sebab yang telah merampas kerajaanmu.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gambling (dyūta) is portrayed as a destructive vice that undermines judgment, family welfare, and royal stability; a righteous counselor should restrain it and warn rulers of its consequences.
Vāyu describes how he would convene the Kuru elders and Dhṛtarāṣṭra and openly admonish the Kaurava leadership to stop dice-play, explaining the specific harms that previously led to the loss of the kingdom.
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