Shloka 26
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
विनष्टा: कुरुशार्टूल न तान् शोचितुम्हसि । भवितव्यं तथा तच्च दिष्टमेतन्महात्मनाम्,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशके महारथी ब्राह्मणोंके शापसे दग्ध होकर नष्ट हुए हैं; अतः तुम उनके लिये शोक न करो। उन महामनस्वी वीरोंकी भवितव्यता ही ऐसी थी। उनका प्रारब्ध ही वैसा बन गया था
vināṣṭāḥ kuruśārṭūla na tān śocitum arhasi | bhavitavyaṃ tathā tac ca diṣṭam etan mahātmanām |
विनष्टाः कुरुशार्दूल न तान् शोचितुमर्हसि। भवितव्यं तथा तच्च दिष्टमेतन्महात्मनाम्॥ वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाः ब्राह्मणशापदग्धाः नष्टाः; तस्मात् तेषु मा शुचः॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa urges restraint in grief by pointing to inevitability (bhavitavya) and what is ordained (diṣṭa): when events unfold through destiny and prior causality, one should uphold steadiness rather than be overwhelmed by lamentation.
After the catastrophic end of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka heroes, Vyāsa addresses a Kuru leader, explaining that their destruction occurred through the brāhmaṇas’ curse and was fated; therefore, mourning them is discouraged.