Shloka 30
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । धर्मो विग्रहवान् साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मन:
evaṁ bruvati devendre kauravendraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | dharmo vigrahavān sākṣād uvāca sutam ātmanaḥ ||
Khi Indra, chúa tể chư thiên, đang nói như thế với Yudhiṣṭhira—đấng quân vương của dòng Kuru—thì ngay lúc ấy, Dharma tự thân, hiện ra trong hình hài hữu thể, đã trực tiếp cất lời với chính con trai mình.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That ultimate moral authority is Dharma itself: beyond persuasion, reward, or status, righteousness must be heard directly and followed. Yudhiṣṭhira’s ethical journey culminates in receiving guidance from Dharma incarnate, emphasizing integrity over mere divine inducement.
Indra is addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, but at that very moment Dharma appears in embodied form and speaks to his own son. The narration signals a turning point where Dharma personally intervenes to clarify the moral stakes of the situation.