Shloka 6
Bhīmasena’s Counsel on Grief, Inner Conflict, and the Duty of Kingship (भीमसेन-उपदेशः)
अगतिक्न गतिश्वैव लोकस्य विदिता तव । आयत्यां च तदात्वे च न ते<स्त्यविदितं प्रभो,“आप सम्पूर्ण शास्त्रोंके ज्ञाता और इस जगत्के राजा होकर क्यों कायर मनुष्यके समान दीनतावश मोहमें पड़े हुए हैं। आपको संसारकी गति और अगति दोनोंका ज्ञान है। प्रभो! आपसे न तो वर्तमान छिपा है और न भविष्य ही
agatiṁ ca gatiṁ caiva lokasya viditā tava | āyatyāṁ ca tadātve ca na te 'sty aviditaṁ prabho ||
“ప్రభూ! లోకానికి అగతి, గతి రెండూ నీకు తెలిసినవే. భవిష్యత్తులోనూ వర్తమానంలోనూ నీకు తెలియనిది ఏదీ లేదు.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (or moral agent) should not succumb to confusion or despair when endowed with discernment; true wisdom recognizes both the right course (gati) and the disastrous course (agati), and acts with clarity about present duties and future consequences.
Within the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, the speaker underscores the addressee’s comprehensive understanding—of worldly outcomes and of time (present and future)—as a way to steady and admonish him toward resolute, dharmic judgment.