Shloka 27
Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī
Chapter 157
इह जाता विवृद्धास्मि पिता चापि ममेति वै । उक्तवत्यसि दुर्मेधे याच्यमाना मयासकृत्,मूठमते! मैं बार-बार तुमसे अन्यत्र चलनेके लिये अनुरोध करता। उस समय तुम कहने लगती थीं--“यहीं मेरा जन्म हुआ, यहीं बड़ी हुई तथा मेरे पिता भी यहीं रहते थे"
iha jātā vivṛddhāsmi pitā cāpi mameti vai | uktavaty asi durmedhe yācyamānā mayāsakṛt ||
เจ้ากล่าวว่า “ที่นี่เองข้าเกิด ที่นี่เองข้าเติบโต และบิดาของข้าก็อยู่ที่นี่” โอผู้มีปัญญาทึบ แม้ข้าพเจ้าจะวิงวอนซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าให้ไปที่อื่น เจ้าก็ยังตอบเช่นนี้อยู่ร่ำไป
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how strong attachment to one’s birthplace and family setting can override repeated counsel to change course. Ethically, it frames a tension between emotional rootedness (“I was born and raised here; my father is here”) and the practical or dharmic necessity—per the speaker—of moving elsewhere.
A brāhmaṇa recounts a dispute: he repeatedly urged a woman to go to another place, but she refused each time, insisting that her identity and obligations are tied to where she was born, raised, and where her father lives. The speaker rebukes her as ‘durmedhā’ (foolish-minded) while quoting her repeated reply.