Shloka 21
Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)
जो मूढ़ मानव आर्ष-पग्रन्थोंके प्रमाणकी अवहेलना करके समस्त शास्त्रोंक विपरीत आचरण करते हुए धर्मका पालन नहीं करता, वह जन्म-जन्मान्तरोंमें भी कभी कल्याणका भागी नहीं होता
yo mūḍhaḥ mānavaḥ ārṣa-pragranthānāṃ pramāṇam avahīlya sarva-śāstra-viparītam ācaran dharmam na pālayati, sa janma-janmāntareṣv api kadācana kalyāṇasya bhāgī na bhavati.
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Orang yang terpedaya, yang memperlekeh kewibawaan risalah para resi purba dan, dengan berbuat bertentangan dengan segala śāstra, gagal menegakkan dharma—orang demikian, walau merentas kelahiran demi kelahiran, tidak pernah menjadi penerima kesejahteraan dan tuah yang sejati.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregarding the seers’ authoritative teachings and acting against śāstra leads to a life (and afterlives) devoid of kalyāṇa; dharma must be upheld through disciplined, scripturally aligned conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira delivers a moral judgment within a dharma-discussion context, warning that contempt for ṛṣi-based authority and anti-śāstric behavior results in long-term spiritual and ethical ruin.