Shloka 84
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
नहि नः प्रीणयेद् द्रव्यं न देवत्वं कुत: सुखम् । न च स्मिरैश्वर्य तव द्रोहेण माधव
nahi naḥ prīṇayed dravyaṃ na devatvaṃ kutaḥ sukham | na ca sma aiśvaryaṃ tava droheṇa mādhava mādhava ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O Mādhava, kung si Duryodhana, dahil sa pagtataksil, ay gumawa ng di nararapat laban sa iyo, hindi kami mapapasaya ng kayamanan—ni maging ng pagka-diyos; lalo pa ang karaniwang ligaya. At kahit ang paghahari sa mga diyos ay hindi rin makapagpapasapat sa amin, kung ito’y makakamtan sa pamamagitan ng pagtataksil sa iyo.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That no gain—wealth, pleasure, even divine sovereignty—is worth accepting if it requires droha (betrayal). Ethical integrity and loyal conduct are placed above all rewards.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava), affirming that the Pāṇḍavas would not accept any outcome or advantage that comes through disloyalty to him, emphasizing dharma amid political pressure.