Shloka 30
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
स तदा5>त्मापराधेन सम्प्राप्तो व्यसनं महत् | सेन्द्रान् गर्हयते देवान् नात्मानं च कथठ्चन
sa tadā ātma-aparādhenā samprāpto vyasanaṁ mahat | sa-indrān garhayate devān na ātmānaṁ ca kathaṁcana ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Kapag ang tao, dahil sa sarili niyang kasalanan, ay nahuhulog sa malaking kapahamakan, gayunman ay sinisisi niya ang mga diyos—si Indra at ang iba pa—ngunit ni hindi niya sinisisi ang sarili.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches moral accountability: even when suffering is caused by one’s own wrongdoing, people often externalize blame onto divine powers; dharma requires honest self-examination and acceptance of responsibility.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on human conduct and ethics, criticizing the tendency to fault Indra and the gods for misfortunes that actually arise from one’s own errors.