Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 73 — Kr̥ṣṇa’s Appraisal of Bhīma’s Altered Temper and Reaffirmation of Martial Resolve
पूर्वकालमें पुत्र तथा बन्धु-बान्धवोंसहित कौरव और हमलोग इन्द्र आदि देवताओंकी भाँति परस्पर मिलकर बड़ी प्रसन्नता और आनन्दके साथ रहते थे ।।
pūrvakāle putra-tathā bandhu-bāndhava-sahitaḥ kauravāś ca vayam ca indra-ādi-devatā iva parasparaṃ militvā mahā-prasannatāyāṃ ca ānande ca avasāma ||
duryodhanasya krodhena bharata madhusūdana |
dhakṣyante śiśirāpāye vanānīva hutāśanaiḥ ||
parantu madhusūdana! yathā śiśirasya ante (grīṣma-kāla āgacchati) vanāni dāvāgninā dahyante, tathā sarve bharatavaṃśyāḥ idānīṃ duryodhanasya krodhāgninā dahyamānā bhaviṣyanti ||
Bhīma disse: “Antigamente, com nossos filhos e parentes, os Kauravas e nós vivíamos em harmonia mútua—como Indra e os demais deuses—encontrando-nos com grande alegria e júbilo. Mas agora, ó Madhusūdana, por causa da ira de Duryodhana, a linhagem dos Bhāratas será consumida: assim como as florestas, ao fim do inverno, são incendiadas pelo fogo, assim toda a estirpe de Bharata arderá no incêndio da cólera de Duryodhana.”
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Uncontrolled anger in a leader becomes a destructive force that can consume an entire family and polity; Bhima frames Duryodhana’s wrath as a ‘fire’ that threatens collective ruin, urging ethical restraint and wise counsel.
Bhima recalls an earlier time when Kauravas and their kin lived together happily, then contrasts it with the present crisis: Duryodhana’s rage has made reconciliation fragile, and Bhima warns Krishna that the Bharata clan is on the verge of being burned up by that anger—an omen of impending war.