Shloka 15
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
यवक्री: पितरं दृष्टवा तपस्विनमसत्कृतम् । दृष्टवा च सत्कृतं विप्रै रैभ्यं पुत्रै: सहानघ,निष्पाप युधिष्ठिर! यवक्रीतने देखा, मेरे तपस्वी पिताका लोग सत्कार नहीं करते हैं; परंतु पुत्रोंसहित रैभ्यका ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा बड़ा आदर होता है
Yavakrīḥ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tapasvinam asatkṛtam | dṛṣṭvā ca satkṛtaṃ viprair Raibhyaṃ putraiḥ sahānagha niṣpāpa Yudhiṣṭhira |
Lomaśa nói: “Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira vô tội, khi Yavakrī thấy cha mình—một ẩn sĩ—không được người đời kính trọng, còn Raibhya cùng các con lại được các brāhmaṇa tôn kính sâu xa, trong lòng chàng dấy lên nỗi uất hận đau đớn. Từ sự đối lập giữa vinh kính và khinh lờ ấy, mầm ganh đua và chí hướng lầm lạc đã nảy sinh.”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to social recognition can distort judgment: comparing honor received by others with neglect shown to one’s own can breed envy and lead to unethical choices. Dharma calls for steadiness, humility, and right intention rather than status-driven resentment.
Lomaśa narrates that Yavakrī observes a contrast: his ascetic father is not properly honored, while Raibhya and his sons are greatly respected by brāhmaṇas. This observation becomes a turning point that fuels Yavakrī’s inner conflict and sets the stage for subsequent actions in the episode.