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Shloka 7

Bhīma–Draupadī Saṃvāda on Restraint, Protection, and the Kīcaka Threat

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 20

न देवस्यातिभारो<स्ति न चैवास्यातिवर्तनम्‌ | इति चाप्यागमं भूयो दैवस्य प्रतिपालये,अतः दैवके लिये कुछ भी दुष्कर नहीं है। दैवके विधानको लाँघ जाना भी असम्भव है। इसलिये मैं दैवकी प्रधानता बतानेवाले शास्त्र-वचनोंका पालन करती--उन्हें आदर देती हूँ

na devasyātibhāro 'sti na caivāsyātivartanam | iti cāpyāgamaṃ bhūyo daivasya pratipālaye ||

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Bagi Takdir (ketetapan ilahi), tiada beban yang terlalu berat, dan tiada pula jalan untuk melanggarnya. Maka, dengan mengingati kembali ajaran yang diwarisi oleh tradisi, aku berpegang teguh serta memuliakan keagungan segala yang telah ditetapkan oleh nasib.”

{'na''not', 'devasya': 'of the god
{'na':
of the divine (hereof daiva, destiny/divine ordinance)', 'atibhāraḥ': 'excessive burden
of the divine (here:
an unbearable load', 'asti''is
an unbearable load', 'asti':
exists', 'ca''and', 'eva': 'indeed
exists', 'ca':
just', 'asya''of it/this (referring to daiva/divine ordinance)', 'ativartanam': 'overstepping
just', 'asya':
going beyond', 'iti''thus', 'api': 'also
going beyond', 'iti':
even', 'āgamam''authoritative tradition
even', 'āgamam':
received teaching', 'bhūyaḥ''again
received teaching', 'bhūyaḥ':
once more', 'daivasya''of fate/destiny
once more', 'daivasya':
of the divine ordinance', 'pratipālaye''I follow
of the divine ordinance', 'pratipālaye':

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Daiva (destiny/divine ordinance)

Educational Q&A

That the divine ordinance (daiva) is irresistible: nothing is too difficult for it, and it cannot be overstepped; therefore one should respect and align oneself with the authoritative tradition that affirms its supremacy.

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, articulates a reflection on the power of fate/divine dispensation, framing events as governed by daiva and indicating adherence to traditional/scriptural teaching about its primacy.