Shloka 5
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
कथितं ते मया सर्व यथा शप्तः स पार्थिव: । शक्तिना भरतश्रेष्ठ वासिछ्लेन महात्मना,भरतश्रेष्ठ! वसिष्ठपुत्र महात्मा शक्तिसे राजा कल्माषपादको जिस प्रकार शाप प्राप्त हुआ, वह सब प्रसंग मैं आपसे कह चुका हूँ
kathitaṃ te mayā sarvaṃ yathā śaptaḥ sa pārthivaḥ | śaktyā bharataśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā ||
Sinabi ng Gandharva: “O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata, naisalaysay ko na sa iyo ang lahat—kung paanong ang haring iyon ay nasumpa ng dakilang si Vasiṣṭha, sa pamamagitan ng kanyang anak na si Śakti.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions that violate dharma can draw grave consequences, and even a king is not beyond moral accountability; the narrative underscores the potency of a ṛṣi’s words and the ethical weight of conduct toward sages.
The Gandharva concludes or summarizes that he has already recounted the entire episode of how the king (Kalmaṣapāda, by context) was cursed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, specifically through Vasiṣṭha’s son Śakti.