Shloka 32
अध्याय ३० — क्रोधदोषाः क्षमाप्रशंसा च
Defects of Anger and the Praise of Forbearance
पश्य मायाप्रभावो5यमी श्वरेण यथा कृत: । यो हन्ति भूतैर्भूतानि मोहयित्वा55त्ममायया,ईश्वरने जिस प्रकार इस मायाके प्रभावका विस्तार किया है, उसे देखिये। वे अपनी मायाद्वारा मोहित करके प्राणियोंसे ही प्राणियोंका वध करवाते हैं
paśya māyāprabhāvo 'yam īśvareṇa yathā kṛtaḥ | yo hanti bhūtair bhūtāni mohayitvā 'tmamāyayā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Contemplai esta manifestação de māyā, tal como o Senhor a quis. Iludindo os seres com o Seu próprio poder de ilusão, Ele faz com que criaturas destruam outras criaturas—e a vida se torna instrumento da ruína da vida.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the bewildering power of māyā: under delusion, beings become instruments of harm to one another. Ethically, it invites reflection on how ignorance and confusion can drive violence, and how discernment (viveka) is needed to act in alignment with dharma rather than being swept along by deceptive appearances.
Yudhiṣṭhira comments on the Lord’s wondrous and troubling arrangement of the world: through māyā, creatures are deluded and end up killing other creatures. It is a reflective observation—part lament, part philosophical insight—about the forces that lead living beings into mutual destruction.