Shloka 6
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)
नेमामह्सि मूढानां वृत्तिं त्वमनुवर्तितुम् । पितृपैतामहं वृत्तमास्थाय धुरमुद्गह
naimāṃsi mūḍhānāṃ vṛttiṃ tvam anuvartitum | pitṛ-paitāmahaṃ vṛttam āsthāya dhuram udgaha ||
ਮੂਰਖ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਭਟਕੇ ਹੋਏ ਵਰਤਾਓ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਸਰਣ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ। ਪਿਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾਮਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਰੀਤ ਨੂੰ ਆਸਰਾ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਰਾਜਧੁਰਾ ਸੰਭਾਲ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not imitate the behavior of the deluded; uphold dharma by following the proven ancestral standard of conduct and accepting the responsibilities of governance.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, counsel is being given to a ruler/leader to reject misguided popular behavior and instead assume the royal burden by adhering to the righteous tradition of his lineage.