Shloka 14
Uttanka’s Inquiry and Vāsudeva’s Adhyātma Exposition
Guṇa–Ritual–Immanence Teaching
या मे सम्भावना तात त्वयि नित्यमवर्तत । अपि सा सफला तात कृता ते भरतान् प्रति
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
yā me sambhāvanā tāta tvayi nityam avartata |
api sā saphalā tāta kṛtā te bharatān prati ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «Дитя моё, я всегда лелеял надежду на тебя: что твоими усилиями возникнет примирение между кауравами и пандавами. Скажи, дитя: исполнилась ли эта моя надежда — о потомках Бхараты — благодаря тебе?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical priority of restoring harmony within a fractured family and polity: true success is not merely victory, but the fulfillment of a responsible hope—bringing about reconciliation among kin for the welfare of the Bharata line.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a younger interlocutor affectionately, recalling his long-held expectation that this person would help unite the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, and he asks whether that expectation has now been successfully realized for the Bharatas.