Shloka 21
Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Reconciliation and Partition (भीष्मोपदेशः—संधि-राज्यविभागविचारः)
वैशम्पायन उवाच तत उत्थाय भगवान् व्यासो द्वैपायन: प्रभु: । करे गृहीत्वा राजानं राजवेश्म समाविशत्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tata utthāya bhagavān vyāso dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ | kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rājaveśma samāviśat |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, ang kagalang-galang na si Vyāsa, ang makapangyarihang panginoong Dvaipāyana, ay tumindig mula sa kanyang upuan. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ng hari at pumasok sa palasyo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the normative hierarchy in dharma: royal power is guided and legitimized by spiritual authority. The sage’s act of taking the king by the hand symbolizes counsel, restraint, and the king’s willingness to be led by dharmic wisdom rather than mere sovereignty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a transition: Vyāsa rises and physically leads the king into the palace. This movement typically introduces a private or consequential exchange, marking a shift from public setting to an interior space where decisive counsel or events may follow.