Shloka 14
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
karmaṇā tad vidhatsveha yena śudhyati me manaḥ |
śatrudamana śrīkṛṣṇa! adya yasmin karmaṇā mama asmin krūratāpūrṇāt pāpāt mucyeya, yena ca me cittaṃ śudhyet, tad eva kuru ||
(tam evaṃ vādinaṃ pārthaṃ vyāsaḥ provāca dharmavit |
kuntīnandana yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tathā vadantaṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmatattvavid mahātejā vyāsaḥ sāntvayitvā idaṃ śubhaṃ sārthakaṃ vacanam uvāca— “tāta! tava buddhiḥ adhunāpi na śuddhā; punar bālako citāvivekāt mohena paryavasitaḥ …”)
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Aqui e agora, prescreve-me o ato pelo qual minha mente possa ser purificada. Ó Śrī Kṛṣṇa, domador de inimigos—faz precisamente aquela obra pela qual eu seja libertado deste pecado cruel e pela qual meu coração se torne limpo.” Enquanto falava assim, Vyāsa—conhecedor do dharma—dirigiu-se ao filho de Pṛthā. Vendo Yudhiṣṭhira, filho de Kuntī, falar desse modo, o radiante Vyāsa, consolando-o, proferiu estas palavras auspiciosas e cheias de sentido: “Meu filho, teu entendimento ainda não se purificou; mais uma vez, por falta de discernimento infantil, caíste na ilusão …”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral purification is not achieved merely by outward acts; it requires right discernment (viveka) and a mind freed from delusion (moha). Vyāsa’s intervention frames Yudhiṣṭhira’s guilt as a spiritual-ethical problem needing wise counsel, not only ritual or action.
Yudhiṣṭhira, burdened by the cruelty and sin he associates with the war’s outcome, implores Kṛṣṇa to prescribe an act that will cleanse his mind. Immediately, Vyāsa appears as a dharma-authority and begins to console and correct Yudhiṣṭhira, indicating that his understanding is still clouded by delusion.