Shloka 20
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
त॑ तथा भाषमाणं तु धर्मराजमरिंदमम् । नोवाच भगवान् किंचिद् ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत
taṁ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṁ tu dharmarājam ariṁdamam | novāca bhagavān kiñcid dhyānam evānvapadyata ||
Habang si Yudhiṣṭhira—ang haring tapat sa dharma at manlulupig ng mga kaaway—ay patuloy na nagsasalita nang gayon, ang Pinagpala ay hindi sumagot kahit ano. Sa halip, pumasok Siya sa pagninilay, nanatiling lubos na nakalubog sa mapagnilay na katahimikan—na wari’y nagpapahiwatig na ang sandaling iyon ay hindi para sa pagtatalo, kundi para sa panloob na katatagan at malinaw na pag-unawa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of restraint: when speech cannot immediately resolve a moral or emotional turbulence, the wiser response may be contemplative silence. The Lord’s turning to dhyāna implies that clarity and right counsel arise from inner steadiness rather than reactive debate.
Yudhiṣṭhira continues speaking intensely, but the Blessed One does not answer. Instead, he becomes absorbed in meditation, signaling a pause in dialogue and a shift from outward discussion to inward reflection.