Shloka 13
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
नारदजी! इस प्रकार मैं सदा उभय पक्षका हित चाहनेके कारण दोनों ओरसे कष्ट पाता रहता हूँ। ऐसी दशामें मेरा अपना तथा इन जाति-भाइयोंका भी जिस प्रकार भला हो, वह उपाय आप बतानेकी कृपा करें ।।
nārada uvāca | āpado dvividhāḥ kṛṣṇa bāhyāś cābhyantarāś ca ha | prādurbhavanti vārṣṇeya svakṛtā yadi vānyataḥ ||
نارد نے کہا—اے کرشن! آفتیں دو قسم کی ہوتی ہیں: بیرونی اور اندرونی۔ اے وِرِشنی وَنش کے فرزند! وہ دونوں ہی دو طرح سے پیدا ہوتی ہیں—یا تو اپنے ہی اعمال سے، یا باہر سے آنے والے اسباب سے۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Narada classifies adversity to guide ethical response: crises may be external or internal, and each may be self-caused (svakṛta) or caused by others/circumstances (anyataḥ). The teaching encourages discernment—owning responsibility where appropriate and addressing inner causes (mind, habits, faults) as seriously as outer threats.
In Shanti Parva’s counsel-setting, Narada responds to Krishna’s concern about ongoing distress and the welfare of his people. Narada begins by framing the problem analytically—defining the types and sources of ‘āpadaḥ’—as a foundation for prescribing practical and moral remedies.