Shloka 10
शोकाकुल-युधिष्ठिरं प्रति कुन्त्याः कालोचितोपदेशः | Kuntī’s Timely Counsel to the Grief-Stricken Yudhiṣṭhira
भवत्या गूढमन्त्रत्वात् पीडितो<स्मीत्युवाच ताम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca — bhavatyā gūḍha-mantratvāt pīḍito ’smīty uvāca tām |
毗湿摩波耶那说：“因你将此事秘而不宣，我因此受苦。”他对她说道。闻此，达摩王由提施提罗泪盈于睫；悲痛搅动其诸根，那位正法之王对母亲说道：“母亲啊，你隐瞒这机密的真相，使我痛苦至深。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical tension between secrecy and truth within family and dharma: withholding a crucial truth—especially from one who bears responsibility—can become a cause of suffering and moral distress, even when the intention behind secrecy may have been protective.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Yudhiṣṭhira’s emotional response after hearing a concealed, confidential matter from his mother. Overcome with grief, he tells her that her keeping the secret has caused him deep pain.