Shloka 14
Uttanka’s Inquiry and Vāsudeva’s Adhyātma Exposition
Guṇa–Ritual–Immanence Teaching
या मे सम्भावना तात त्वयि नित्यमवर्तत । अपि सा सफला तात कृता ते भरतान् प्रति
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
yā me sambhāvanā tāta tvayi nityam avartata |
api sā saphalā tāta kṛtā te bharatān prati ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Con yêu, ta hằng ôm giữ niềm hy vọng nơi con: rằng nhờ nỗ lực của con, sự hòa giải sẽ nảy sinh giữa Kaurava và Pāṇḍava. Này con, niềm hy vọng ấy của ta đối với dòng dõi Bharata—con đã làm cho thành tựu rồi chăng?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical priority of restoring harmony within a fractured family and polity: true success is not merely victory, but the fulfillment of a responsible hope—bringing about reconciliation among kin for the welfare of the Bharata line.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a younger interlocutor affectionately, recalling his long-held expectation that this person would help unite the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, and he asks whether that expectation has now been successfully realized for the Bharatas.