Shloka 32
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy
Opening
तथा करिष्ये यत्नेन भवतः शासन विभो । न मे लोभोस्ति विप्रेन्द्र न भयं न च मत्सर:
tathā kariṣye yatnena bhavataḥ śāsana vibho | na me lobho 'sti viprendra na bhayaṃ na ca matsaraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Gagawin ko nga iyon nang buong pagsisikap, ayon sa iyong utos, O makapangyarihan. O pinakamahusay sa mga Brahmin, sa akin ay walang kasakiman—wala ring takot, ni inggit.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic character: one should follow righteous instruction with diligence while remaining free from the inner faults of greed (lobha), fear (bhaya), and envy (matsara).
Yudhiṣṭhira responds respectfully to an authoritative figure—addressed as a powerful one and as a foremost brāhmaṇa—affirming that he will carry out the given command and asserting his inner steadiness and lack of selfish motives.