Shloka 273
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
मैवमित्यब्रवीद् व्यासो निगृहाय मुनिसत्तम: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! अपने बन्धु-जनोंके शोकसे विह्बल होकर युधिष्ठिरको ऐसी बातें करते देख मुनिवर व्यासजीने उन्हें रोककर कहा--“नहीं, ऐसा नहीं हो सकता”
māivam ity abravīd vyāso nigṛhāya munisattamaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana thưa: “Tâu vua Janamejaya! Thấy Yudhiṣṭhira bị nỗi sầu vì thân tộc đè nặng mà nói những lời như thế, hiền thánh Vyāsa—bậc tối thượng trong hàng khổ hạnh—đã ngăn lại và bảo: ‘Không; điều ấy không thể được.’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in intense sorrow, one should not be carried away into harmful conclusions; a wise guide restrains grief-driven speech and redirects the mind toward dharma and steadiness.
After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira, shaken by grief for slain relatives, speaks despairingly; Vyāsa intervenes, checks him, and firmly rejects his line of thought—setting up further instruction in the Śānti discourse.