Shloka 53
वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः
Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā
तथोक्तास्तेन वीरेण कदर्थीकृत्य तद्वच: । अभिपेतुर्जनं मूढा वार्यमाणा: पुन: पुन:,वीरवर अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर उनकी बातोंकी अवहेलना करके वे मूर्ख अहीर उनके बारंबार मना करनेपर भी उस जनसमुदायपर टूट पड़े
tathoktās tena vīreṇa kadarthīkṛtya tad vacaḥ | abhipetur janaṃ mūḍhā vāryamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Thus addressed by that hero, those deluded men, scorning his words, rushed upon the crowd—again and again—despite being repeatedly restrained. The verse underscores how contempt for wise counsel and unchecked aggression quickly turns a gathering into violence, revealing the ethical peril of willful folly.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: when people contemptuously reject prudent counsel and refuse restraint, delusion (mūḍhatā) fuels repeated aggression, leading to harm and social breakdown.
After a hero speaks to restrain them, certain foolish men disregard his words and repeatedly rush to attack the assembled people, even though they are stopped and warned again and again.