Shloka 5
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad
Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong
यथा55ख्यातमावसत: कुट॒म्बे पुरा कस्मात् साधुविलोपमात्थ । अस्मिन् विधौ वर्तमाने यथाव- दुच्चावचा मतयो ब्राह्मणानाम्
yathā khyātam āvasataḥ kuṭumbe purā kasmāt sādhu-vilopam āttha | asmin vidhau vartamāne yathāvad uccāvacā matayo brāhmaṇānām, sañjaya ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Sañjaya, batid mong mabuti na ni ako ni Yudhiṣṭhira ay hindi maaaring lumihis sa dharma. Kung gayon, bakit noon ay nagsalita ka tungkol sa ‘pagkawala ng kabutihan’ kay Yudhiṣṭhira—sa anong batayan mo itinaas ang gayong hinala—gayong namumuhay siya sa kaayusan ng maybahay ayon sa itinakda ng tradisyon? Kahit umiiral ang tuntuning pang-śāstra para sa buhay-maybahay, ang mga Brāhmaṇa na bihasa sa Veda ay may sari-saring pananaw tungkol sa pagtanggap nito o pagtalikod dito.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes Yudhiṣṭhira’s unwavering commitment to dharma and highlights that even when a scriptural rule exists (here, the householder’s discipline), learned authorities may still disagree about its adoption or renunciation—showing the complexity of applying dharma in lived life.
Vāyudeva addresses Sañjaya and challenges him for having earlier suggested a possible lapse of dharma in Yudhiṣṭhira. Vāyu argues that Yudhiṣṭhira follows the prescribed householder conduct, and notes that debates among Brāhmaṇas about household life versus renunciation can lead to differing judgments.