Shloka 39
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
भवतैव हि रक्ष्यास्ते व्यसनेषु विशेषत: । मा ते धर्मस्तथैवार्थों नश्येत भरतर्षभ
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
bhavataiva hi rakṣyās te vyasaneṣu viśeṣataḥ |
mā te dharmas tathaivārtho naśyet bharatarṣabha ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے بھرتوں کے سردار! خصوصاً مصیبت کے وقت ان کی حفاظت تم ہی کو کرنی چاہیے۔ پاندَووں سے عداوت باندھ لینے کے سبب کہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہ تمہارا دھرم اور تمہاری دنیوی خوشحالی—دونوں برباد ہو جائیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s duty is protective responsibility, especially during crises; nurturing enmity against rightful kin can destroy both dharma (moral legitimacy) and artha (stability and prosperity).
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Vaiśampāyana reports counsel directed to a Bharata king: he must safeguard the Pāṇḍavas, particularly in adversity, and avoid a course of hostility that would ruin his moral standing and political fortune.