Shloka 149
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
मैत्रेयागमन चात्र राज्ञश्नैवानुशासनम् । शापोत्सर्गश्न तेनैव राज्ञो दुर्योधनस्य च,मैत्रेय ऋषिने आकर राजा धृतराष्ट्रको उपदेश किया और उन्होंने ही राजा दुर्योधनको शाप दे दिया
maitreya-āgamanaṁ cātra rājñaś caivānuśāsanam | śāpotsargaś ca tenaiva rājño duryodhanasya ca ||
Isinasalaysay din dito ang pagdating ng pantas na si Maitreya at ang kanyang payo kay Haring Dhṛtarāṣṭra; at higit pa, kung paanong ang mismong pantas na iyon ay nagbitiw ng sumpa laban kay Haring Duryodhana. Itinatanghal ng pangyayaring ito ang babalang moral: kapag ang kapangyarihan ay sinabayan ng kayabangan at pagtangging makinig sa marunong, tiyak na hahantong ito sa pagbagsak.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must accept righteous counsel and restrain pride; ignoring the guidance of sages and persisting in arrogance becomes a cause of ruin, symbolized here by the curse that follows moral refusal.
The text signals an episode in which the sage Maitreya arrives, instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and then pronounces a curse upon King Duryodhana—marking a turning point that foreshadows the consequences of Duryodhana’s conduct.