Shloka 21
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
“तुम सुपात्र व्यक्तियोंको धनका दान दे लो, अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार पुत्र पैदा कर लो तथा अपने प्रेमीजनोंका प्रिय कार्य सिद्ध कर लो; क्योंकि राजा युधिष्ठिर अब तुमलोगोंपर विजय पानेके लिये उतावले हो रहे हैं
tvaṁ supātra-vyaktibhyo dhanasya dānaṁ kuru, svēcchayā putrān janaya, tathā ca sva-priyajanānāṁ priya-kāryaṁ sādhaya; yato rājā yudhiṣṭhira idānīṁ yuṣmān jetum utkaṇṭhitaḥ.
Thần Vāyu nói: “Hãy đem của cải bố thí cho những người xứng đáng, hãy sinh con theo ý nguyện của mình, và hãy hoàn thành điều làm vui lòng những người thân yêu; bởi vua Yudhiṣṭhira nay đang nôn nóng muốn khuất phục các ngươi.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges timely fulfillment of dharmic and worldly responsibilities—especially giving charity to deserving recipients, ensuring lineage, and caring for loved ones—because impending conflict makes the future uncertain.
Vāyudeva warns the addressed party that Yudhiṣṭhira is becoming intent on victory; therefore, they should quickly complete acts of generosity, family duties, and obligations to loved ones before the situation turns into open confrontation.