aho kaá¹£á¹am aho 'nyÄyyaá¹
yad yÅ«yaá¹ dharma-nandanÄḥ
jÄ«vituá¹ nÄrhatha kliá¹£á¹aá¹
vipra-dharmÄcyutÄÅ›rayÄḥ
aho - oh; kaá¹£á¹am - what terrible sufferings; aho - oh; anyÄyyam - what terrible injustice; yat - because; yÅ«yam - all of you good souls; dharma-nandanÄḥ - sons of religion personified; jÄ«vitum - to remain alive; na - never; arhatha - deserve; kliá¹£á¹am - suffering; vipra - brÄhmaṇas; dharma - piety; acyuta - God; ÄÅ›rayÄḥ - being protected by.
MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira was disturbed due to the great massacre in the Battle of Kuruká¹£etra. BhÄ«á¹£madeva could understand this, and therefore he spoke first of the terrible sufferings of MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira. He was put into difficulty by injustice only, and the Battle of Kuruká¹£etra was fought just to counteract this injustice. Therefore, he should not regret the great massacre. He wanted to point out particularly that they were always protected by the brÄhmaṇas, the Lord and religious principles. As long as they were protected by these three important items, there was no cause of disappointment. Thus BhÄ«á¹£madeva encouraged MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira to dissipate his despondency. As long as a person is fully in cooperation with the wishes of the Lord, guided by the bona fide brÄhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and strictly following religious principles, one has no cause for despondency, however trying the circumstances of life. BhÄ«á¹£madeva, as one of the authorities in the line, wanted to impress this point upon the PÄṇá¸avas.