Shloka 10
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
युधिछिर उवाच कथं युक्तो5भवदृषिर्भरद्वाज: प्रतापवान् | किमर्थ च यवक्रीत: पुत्रोडनश्यत वै मुनेः,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--ब्रह्मन्! प्रतापी भरद्वाज मुनि कैसे योगयुक्त हुए थे और उनके पुत्र यवक्रीत किसलिये नष्ट हो गये थे?
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kathaṃ yukto ’bhavad ṛṣir bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān | kimarthaṃ ca yavakrītaḥ putro ’naśyat vai muneḥ |
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa hỏi: “Bạch hiền giả, làm sao bậc đại hiền Bharadvāja lại được an lập trong yoga (kỷ luật tâm linh)? Và vì cớ gì con trai ngài là Yavakrīta đã gặp diệt vong?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry: spiritual power and yogic attainment must be understood alongside the moral causes that lead to downfall. It invites reflection on how discipline (yoga/tapas) should be guided by humility and dharma, since even a sage’s lineage can suffer ruin when conduct deviates from righteousness.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks a sage-narrator to explain two connected matters: (1) how the renowned Bharadvāja became established in yogic discipline, and (2) why Bharadvāja’s son Yavakrīta came to destruction. The question sets up the ensuing story and its moral causality.