Shloka 11
Adhyāya 55 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Hesitation and Bhīṣma’s Authorization of Inquiry
Rājadharma Prelude
भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले--प्रजानाथ! धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर बहुत लज्जित हैं, वे शापके भयसे डरे होनेके कारण आपके निकट नहीं आ रहे हैं
bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca—prajānātha! dharmarāja yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bahu lajjitaḥ; sa śāpasya bhayāt bhītaḥ san bhavataḥ samīpaṃ nāgacchati.
世尊圣克里希那说道：“噢，众民之主！护持正法的尤提施提罗王深感羞惭。因惧诅咒而心生恐怖，所以不敢近前。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a righteous person can be overwhelmed by shame and fear; ethical life includes acknowledging remorse while also moving toward reconciliation and right counsel rather than withdrawing in anxiety.
Kṛṣṇa explains to the addressed ruler that Yudhiṣṭhira is too ashamed to approach and is holding back out of fear of being cursed, indicating a tense moral-psychological moment where the dharmic king hesitates to face an authority figure.