Shloka 30
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । धर्मो विग्रहवान् साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मन:
evaṁ bruvati devendre kauravendraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | dharmo vigrahavān sākṣād uvāca sutam ātmanaḥ ||
Habang nagsasalita si Indra, panginoon ng mga diyos, nang gayon kay Yudhiṣṭhira, ang naghaharing-ugat ng mga Kuru, noon din ay si Dharma mismo—na nagpakita sa anyong may katawan—ay tuwirang nagsalita sa sarili niyang anak.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That ultimate moral authority is Dharma itself: beyond persuasion, reward, or status, righteousness must be heard directly and followed. Yudhiṣṭhira’s ethical journey culminates in receiving guidance from Dharma incarnate, emphasizing integrity over mere divine inducement.
Indra is addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, but at that very moment Dharma appears in embodied form and speaks to his own son. The narration signals a turning point where Dharma personally intervenes to clarify the moral stakes of the situation.