One, living in the present enjoyment of happiness, wishes to recollect his past miseries. Another, suffering in the present woe, wishes to recollect his past happiness. You, however, were never sorry in grief or glad in happiness. You should not, therefore, use your memory for becoming sad during times of happiness, or glad during times of miseries. It seems that Destiny is omnipotent. Or, if it be your nature, which afflicts you, why do you not then remember the sight you saw before, viz., the scantily-clad Krishna dragged, while in her season, before the assembly?
कश्चित् सुखे वर्तमानो दुःखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति। कश्चिद् दुःखे वर्तमानः सुखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति॥ स त्वं न दुःखी दुःखस्य न सुखी च सुखस्य वा। न दुःखी सुखजातस्य न सुखी दुःखजस्य वा॥ स्मर्तुमिच्छसि कौरव्य दिष्टं हि बलवत्तरम्। अथवा ते स्वभावोऽयं येन पार्थिव क्लिश्यसे॥ दृष्ट्वा सभागतां कृष्णामेकवस्त्रां रजस्वलाम्। मिषतां पाण्डुपुत्राणां न तस्य स्मर्तुमर्हसि॥