Shloka 2
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
प्रियकृन्मतमाज्ञाय पूर्व दुर्योधनस्य तत् । प्रज्ञाचक्षुपमासीनं शकुनि: सौबलस्तदा
priyakṛnmatam ājñāya pūrvaṁ duryodhanasya tat | prajñācakṣum āsīnaṁ śakuniḥ saubalastadā ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ପ୍ରଥମେ ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନର ନିଜକୁ ଅନୁକୂଳ ମନୋଭାବ ଜାଣି, ସୌବଳ ଶକୁନି ତା’ପରେ ସିଂହାସନାସୀନ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାଚକ୍ଷୁ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲା। ଅନ୍ଧ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ନୀତିଜ୍ଞ ରାଜା; କିନ୍ତୁ ଶକୁନି ପକ୍ଷପାତରେ ରଙ୍ଗା ମନ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଚାଲୁ କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ହେଲା।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how counsel can be ethically compromised when it begins by aligning with what is merely ‘pleasing’ (priyakṛt) rather than what is right. It implicitly warns that advice given to power, when driven by partisanship and desire, can become a vehicle for adharma.
Śakuni, after first understanding and adopting Duryodhana’s preferred intention, goes to the blind king Dhṛtarāṣṭra (called prajñācakṣuḥ, ‘wise-eyed’) who is seated in court, preparing to speak in a way that supports Duryodhana’s agenda.