Shloka 42
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
द्रौोपदीसहिता वीरास्तैश्न विप्रैर्महात्मभि: । शृण्वन्त: प्रीतिजननान् वल्गूनू मदकलाउछुभान्
draūpadī-sahitā vīrās taiś ca viprair mahātmabhiḥ | śṛṇvantaḥ prīti-jananān valgūn madakālān subhān ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ang mga bayaning iyon, kasama si Draupadī at sinasamahan ng mga brāhmaṇa na dakila ang loob, ay nakinig sa mga salitang nakalulugod at nagpapasaya ng puso—marikit, matamis ang tinig, at mapalad—na binigkas sa banayad na himig na nagpapagaan ng diwa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of attentive listening to noble, auspicious speech in the company of the wise. Such words—gentle, well-measured, and uplifting—steady the mind and support right conduct, especially during hardship.
During the forest-exile setting, the heroes along with Draupadī are in the presence of great-souled brāhmaṇas. They listen to pleasing and auspicious discourse, suggesting counsel, recitation, or consoling instruction that strengthens them.