Shloka 9
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
भुड्क्ष्व भोगान् भ्रातृभिश्च सुहृद्धिश्न मनोडनुगान् । शोचितव्यं न पश्यामि त्वया धर्मभूतां वर
bhuṅkṣva bhogān bhrātṛbhiś ca suhṛdbhiś ca manonugān | śocitavyaṃ na paśyāmi tvayā dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, pinakamainam sa mga tagapag-ingat ng dharma, tamasahin mo ang mga karapat-dapat na ligayang ninanais ng iyong puso kasama ng iyong mga kapatid at tapat na mga kaibigan. Wala akong nakikitang dahilan upang magluksa ka pa.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that after fulfilling one’s dharma and restoring order, legitimate enjoyment (bhoga) is not opposed to righteousness; excessive grief is to be relinquished when it no longer serves ethical action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, urging him to stop grieving and to live as a righteous king—sharing appropriate prosperity and peace with his brothers and trusted allies in the aftermath of turmoil.