Shloka 16
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
द्वैपायनस्तथा कृष्ण: पुनरेव युधिछ्िरम्
dvaipāyanas tathā kṛṣṇaḥ punar eva yudhiṣṭhiram
वैशम्पायन उवाच—ततः पुनरेव द्वैपायनः कृष्णश्च युधिष्ठिरं समुपागमताम्, महतां कार्याणामनन्तरं धर्मराज्यस्य धैर्यस्य च पुनः प्रतिष्ठापनार्थं तं प्रति उपदेशं कर्तुम्।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous rule and inner steadiness are sustained through repeated return to wise counsel—especially from a sage (Vyāsa) and a dharmic guide (Kṛṣṇa)—so that a king does not drift from dharma amid the burdens of power and aftermath.
The narrator indicates a renewed meeting: Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana) and Kṛṣṇa come again to Yudhiṣṭhira, signaling continuation or renewal of instruction, deliberation, or reassurance connected with the Ashvamedha context and the reordering of the kingdom.