Shloka 15
Uttanka’s Inquiry and Vāsudeva’s Adhyātma Exposition
Guṇa–Ritual–Immanence Teaching
श्रीभगवानुवाच कृतो यत्नो मया पूर्व सौशाम्ये कौरवान् प्रति । नाशक्यन्त यदा साम्ये ते स्थापयितुमज्जसा
śrībhagavān uvāca kṛto yatno mayā pūrvaṃ sauśāmye kauravān prati | nāśakyanta yadā sāmye te sthāpayitum ajjasā ||
ஸ்ரீபகவான் கூறினார்—முன்னர் கௌரவர்களிடம் சமாதானமும் அமைதியும் ஏற்பட நான் முயன்றேன்; ஆனால் அவர்கள் எளிதில் ஒற்றுமையில் உறுதியாக நிலைபெற முடியாதபோது, அந்த இசைவு நிலைத்திருக்கவில்லை.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sincere and well-intentioned efforts toward peace can fail when the other side refuses to be established in harmony; ethical responsibility includes attempting reconciliation, but outcomes also depend on the recipients’ disposition.
The speaker recalls earlier attempts to pacify the Kauravas and secure a peaceful settlement; the statement frames the inevitability of conflict as arising from the Kauravas’ inability or unwillingness to accept concord.