Shloka 41
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
तां क्षमां तादृशीं कृष्णे कथमस्मद्विधस्त्यजेत् । यस्यां ब्रह्म च सत्यं च यज्ञा लोकाश्न घिषछिता:,कृष्णे! जिसका महत्त्व ऐसा बताया गया है, जिसमें ब्रह्म, सत्य, यज्ञ और लोक सभी प्रतिष्ठित हैं, उस क्षमाको मेरे-जैसा मनुष्य कैसे छोड़ सकता है
tāṁ kṣamāṁ tādṛśīṁ kṛṣṇe katham asmadvidhas tyajet | yasyāṁ brahma ca satyaṁ ca yajñā lokāś ca pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
O Kṛṣṇā, paanong maiiwan ng isang tulad ko ang ganitong kṣamā? Sapagkat sa kṣamā na iyon nakatatag ang Brahman, ang katotohanan, ang sakripisyo, at maging ang mga daigdig. Kaya ang pagtalikod sa pagpapatawad ay pagtalikod sa mga salalayan ng dharma.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira presents kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) as a foundational virtue: it upholds truthfulness, sacrificial duty, and the stability of the world-order. Abandoning forgiveness is portrayed as undermining dharma itself.
In the Vana Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā), defending his commitment to patience and forgiveness despite suffering and provocation, arguing that such restraint is essential to righteous conduct.