Shloka 53
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
युधिछिर उवाच कान् स्वगात्रोद्धवान् दोषान् पश्यस्यमितविक्रम । एतन्मे संशयं कृत्स्नं वक्तुमहसि तत्त्वतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kān svagātrodbhavān doṣān paśyasy amitavikrama | etan me saṁśayaṁ kṛtsnaṁ vaktum arhasi tattvataḥ ||
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ହେ ଅମିତପରାକ୍ରମୀ ପିତାମହ! ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ନିଜ ଦେହରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେଉଥିବା ଦୋଷଗୁଡ଼ିକ କେଉଁ କେଉଁ? ଦୟାକରି ମୋର ଏହି ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସନ୍ଦେହକୁ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ସମାଧାନ କରନ୍ତୁ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks a truthful, complete account of the ‘doṣas’ rooted in embodied existence—suggesting that moral struggle is tied to bodily impulses and limitations, and that clarity about these sources is necessary for self-governance and dharmic living.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the grandsire Bhīṣma and asks him to identify the defects that originate from one’s own body, requesting a thorough explanation to remove his doubt.