Shloka 13
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
नारदजी! इस प्रकार मैं सदा उभय पक्षका हित चाहनेके कारण दोनों ओरसे कष्ट पाता रहता हूँ। ऐसी दशामें मेरा अपना तथा इन जाति-भाइयोंका भी जिस प्रकार भला हो, वह उपाय आप बतानेकी कृपा करें ।।
nārada uvāca | āpado dvividhāḥ kṛṣṇa bāhyāś cābhyantarāś ca ha | prādurbhavanti vārṣṇeya svakṛtā yadi vānyataḥ ||
那罗陀说道：“噢，奎师那，灾厄有两类——外在的与内在的。噢，弗利什尼族的后裔，它们也以两种方式生起：或由自身所作之业而来，或由自身之外的因缘而起。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Narada classifies adversity to guide ethical response: crises may be external or internal, and each may be self-caused (svakṛta) or caused by others/circumstances (anyataḥ). The teaching encourages discernment—owning responsibility where appropriate and addressing inner causes (mind, habits, faults) as seriously as outer threats.
In Shanti Parva’s counsel-setting, Narada responds to Krishna’s concern about ongoing distress and the welfare of his people. Narada begins by framing the problem analytically—defining the types and sources of ‘āpadaḥ’—as a foundation for prescribing practical and moral remedies.