गुरुर् आत्मवतां शास्ता शास्ता राजा दुरात्मनाम् ॥
अथ प्रच्छन्नपापानां शास्ता वैवस्वतो यमः ॥
ऋषीणां च नदीनां च कुलानां च महात्मनाम् ॥
प्रभवो नाधिगन्तव्यः स्त्रीणां दुश्चरितस्य च ॥
द्विजातिपूजाभिरतो दाता ज्ञातिषु चार्जवी ॥
क्षत्रियः स्वर्गभाग् राजंश् चिरं पालयते महीम् ॥
सुवर्णपुष्पां पृथिवीं चिन्वन्ति पुरुषास् त्रयः ॥
शूरश् च कृतविद्यश् च यश् च जानाति सेवितुम् ॥
बुद्धिश्रेष्ठानि कर्माणि बाहुमध्यानि भारत ॥
तानि जङ्घाजघन्यानि भारप्रत्यवराणि च ॥
gurur ātmavatāṃ śāstā śāstā rājā durātmanām ||
atha pracchannapāpānāṃ śāstā vaivasvato yamaḥ ||
ṛṣīṇāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca kulānāṃ ca mahātmanām ||
prabhavo nādhigantavyaḥ strīṇāṃ duścaritasya ca ||
dvijātipūjābhirato dātā jñātiṣu cārjavī ||
kṣatriyaḥ svargabhāg rājaṃś ciraṃ pālayate mahīm ||
suvarṇapuṣpāṃ pṛthivīṃ cinvanti puruṣās trayaḥ ||
śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca yaś ca jānāti sevitum ||
buddhiśreṣṭhāni karmāṇi bāhumadhyāni bhārata ||
tāni jaṅghājaghanyāni bhārapratyavarāṇi ca ||
O king, he who is devoted to honoring the brahmins, he who gives, he who behaves righteously toward his kinsmen, and kshatriyas who conduct themselves nobly, rule the earth for a long time. He who possesses courage, he who possesses knowledge, and he who knows how to protect others — these three are ever able to gather golden flowers from the earth. Of deeds, foremost are those performed with the mind; those performed with weapons come second; those performed with the thighs, and those that bear burdens on the head, are the worst. Having entrusted the care of your kingdom to Duryodhana, Shakuni, the foolish Duhshasana, and Karna, how can you hope for prosperity? The Pandavas, possessed of every virtue, O bull of the Bharata line, rely upon you as upon a father. Rest with them as with your own sons!
1cd1a557db46 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:02:44 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage from 5.35.61-65 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.