इतिहासम् इमं चापि कलिनाशनम् उच्यते ॥
शक्यम् आश्वासितुं श्रुत्वा त्वद्विधेन विशां पते ॥
अस्थिरत्वं च संचिन्त्य पुरुषार्थस्य नित्यदा ॥
तस्याये च व्यये चैव समाश्वसिहि मा शुचः ॥
ये चेदं कथयिष्यन्ति नलस्य चरितं महत् ॥
श्रोष्यन्ति चाप्य् अभीक्ष्णं वै नालक्ष्मीस् तान् भजिष्यति ॥
अर्थास् तस्योपपत्स्यन्ते धन्यतां च गमिष्यति ॥
इतिहासम् इमं श्रुत्वा पुराणं शश्वद् उत्तमम् ॥
पुत्रान् पौत्रान् पशूंश् चैव वेत्स्यते नृषु चाग्र्यताम् ॥
अरोगः प्रीतिमांश् चैव भविष्यति न संशयः ॥
भयं पश्यसि यच् च त्वम् आह्वयिष्यति मां पुनः ॥
अक्षज्ञ इति तत् ते ऽहं नाशयिष्यामि पार्थिव ॥
वेदाक्षहृदयं कृत्स्नम् अहं सत्यपराक्रम ॥
उपपद्यस्व कौन्तेय प्रसन्नो ऽहं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
ततो हृष्टमना राजा बृहदश्वम् उवाच ह ॥
भगवन्न् अक्षहृदयं ज्ञातुम् इच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥
ततो ऽक्षहृदयं प्रादात् पाण्डवाय महात्मने ॥
दत्त्वा चाश्वशिरो ऽगच्छद् उपस्प्रष्टुं महातपाः ॥
itihāsam imaṃ cāpi kalināśanam ucyate ||
śakyam āśvāsituṃ śrutvā tvadvidhena viśāṃ pate ||
asthiratvaṃ ca saṃcintya puruṣārthasya nityadā ||
tasyāye ca vyaye caiva samāśvasihi mā śucaḥ ||
ye cedaṃ kathayiṣyanti nalasya caritaṃ mahat ||
śroṣyanti cāpy abhīkṣṇaṃ vai nālakṣmīs tān bhajiṣyati ||
arthās tasyopapatsyante dhanyatāṃ ca gamiṣyati ||
itihāsam imaṃ śrutvā purāṇaṃ śaśvad uttamam ||
putrān pautrān paśūṃś caiva vetsyate nṛṣu cāgryatām ||
arogaḥ prītimāṃś caiva bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||
bhayaṃ paśyasi yac ca tvam āhvayiṣyati māṃ punaḥ ||
akṣajña iti tat te 'haṃ nāśayiṣyāmi pārthiva ||
vedākṣahṛdayaṃ kṛtsnam ahaṃ satyaparākrama ||
upapadyasva kaunteya prasanno 'haṃ bravīmi te ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tato hṛṣṭamanā rājā bṛhadaśvam uvāca ha ||
bhagavann akṣahṛdayaṃ jñātum icchāmi tattvataḥ ||
tato 'kṣahṛdayaṃ prādāt pāṇḍavāya mahātmane ||
dattvā cāśvaśiro 'gacchad upaspraṣṭuṃ mahātapāḥ ||
'This story is called the destroyer of Kali. Hearing it, a man such as you can find comfort. Constantly reflecting on the instability of human purpose, on its gain and its loss, be at peace and do not grieve. Those who tell this great deed of Nala, and who listen to it again and again, will not be touched by misfortune; wealth will come to them, and they will attain good fortune. Hearing this ancient and ever-excellent story, a man will see sons, grandsons, and cattle, will attain foremost rank among men, and will be healthy and joyful, without doubt. And that fear you feel — that he will challenge me again, knowing the dice — I shall destroy it. I know the whole heart of the dice, O true in valor. Accept it, son of Kunti; I am pleased, and I tell you this.' Vaishampayana said: 'Then the joyful-hearted king said to Brihadashva: "Blessed one, I wish to truly know the heart of the dice." Then he gave the knowledge of the heart of the dice to the great-souled Pandava, and having given it, the great ascetic departed for Ashvashiras to perform his ablutions.'
9c4a1d4e87f4 · 发布于 2026年7月16日 17:01:59 UTC
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Yudhishthira receives not only comfort but also practical knowledge against his former weakness. Dharma does not turn a blind eye to the risk of repeating a mistake.